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In the theater, as in life, we prefer a villain with a sense of humor to a hero without one.

Mignon McLaughlin

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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
Villain
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Theater
Hero
Humor
Sense
Without
Life

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