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I was loaded with sheer ability, spelled i-n-h-e-r-i-t-a-n-c-e.

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Malcolm Forbes
Age: 70 †
Born: 1919
Born: August 19
Died: 1990
Died: February 24
Art Collector
Businessperson
Journalist
Politician
Publisher
Socialite
Englewood
New Jersey
Malcolm Stevenson Forbes
Malcolm S. Forbes
Steve Forbes
Sheer
Ability
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