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Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.

Mae West

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Mae West
Age: 87 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 17
Died: 1980
Died: November 22
Actor
Actress
Autobiographer
Comedian
Film Actor
Playwright
Screenwriter
Singer
Stage Actor
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Brooklyn
New York
Mary Jane West
Jane West
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Slowly
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Perfectionist

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