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Hollywood is a cross between a health farm, a recreation center and an insane asylum. It's a company town, and I happen to like the company!

Michael Caine

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Michael Caine
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: March 14
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Maurice Joseph Micklewhite
Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.
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