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I think what's dangerous is 24 hours a day, 335 channels, or whatever the hell there is. Too much is too much.

Norman Lear

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Norman Lear
Age: 102
Born: 1922
Born: July 27
Actor
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Film Director
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Television Producer
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New Haven
Connecticut
Norman Milton Lear
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