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Whether or not you love television, you've got to admit that it certainly loves itself.

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Mignon McLaughlin
Age: 70 †
Born: 1913
Born: June 6
Died: 1983
Died: December 20
Journalist
Writer
the United States of America
Television
Technology
Whether
Love
Admit
Loves
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