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There is a world of communication which is not dependent on words. This is the world in which the artist operates and for him words can be dangerous unless they are examined in the light of the work. The communication is in the work and words are no substitute for this.

Mary Martin

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Mary Martin
Age: 76 †
Born: 1913
Born: December 1
Died: 1990
Died: November 4
Actress
Film Actor
Musician
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Parker County
Texas
Mary Virginia Martin
Artist
Operates
Light
Substitute
Work
Substitutes
World
Dependent
Communication
Unless
Dangerous
Words
Examined

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