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While I am rehearsing a play, I try to read nothing that might distract my concentration from the work in progress.
Mercedes McCambridge
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Mercedes McCambridge
Age: 85 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 17
Died: 2004
Died: March 2
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
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Joliet
Illinois
Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge
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