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Hope is born again in the faces of children.

Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Comedian
Dancer
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Film Director
Film Producer
Human Rights Activist
Journalist
Novelist
Playwright
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St. Louis
Missouri
Marguerite Annie Johnson
Marguerite Johnson
Marguerite Ann Johnson
Marguerite Anne Johnson
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