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To say that the camera cannot lie is merely to underline the multiple deceits that are now practised in its name.
Marshall McLuhan
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Marshall McLuhan
Age: 69 †
Born: 1911
Born: July 21
Died: 1980
Died: December 31
Literary Critic
Philosopher
Sociologist
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Edmonton
Alberta
Herbert Marshall McLuhan
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