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Somehow life doesn't always pay off to those who are most insistent.

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Max Lerner
Age: 89 †
Born: 1902
Born: December 20
Died: 1992
Died: June 5
Journalist
Writer
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Somehow
Pay
Doesn
Always
Life
Insistent

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