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Which is strange - I've always thought of myself as someone who writes out of difficulty. And I did do that, but I came out on the side of light more often than not.

Maggie Smith

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Maggie Smith
Age: 89
Born: 1934
Born: December 28
Actress
Character Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Ilford
London
Dame Maggie Smith
Dame Margaret Natalie Smith
Margaret Natalie Smith
Dame Maggie Natalie Smith
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