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They threaten me with lung cancer, and still I smoke and smoke. If they'd only threaten me with hard work, I might stop.
Mignon McLaughlin
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Mignon McLaughlin
Age: 70 †
Born: 1913
Born: June 6
Died: 1983
Died: December 20
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