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Everybody counts or nobody counts

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Michael Connelly
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 21
Actor
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Chronicler
Crime Writer
Film Producer
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Television Producer
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Michael Joseph Connelly
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