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If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door, but only as long as it's not visible from the street.

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Milton Berle
Age: 93 †
Born: 1908
Born: July 12
Died: 2002
Died: March 27
Comedian
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Film Actor
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Television Presenter
New York City
New York
Streets
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Door
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