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I have been rich and I have been poor. I know which one I prefer.

Michael Caine

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Michael Caine
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: March 14
Actor
Autobiographer
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Writer
Maurice Joseph Micklewhite
Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.
Sir Michael Caine
CBE
Sir Michael Caine
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