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In some situations I was difficult, in odd moments impossible, in rare moments loathsome, but at my best unapproachably great.

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Oscar Levant
Age: 65 †
Born: 1906
Born: December 26
Died: 1972
Died: August 14
Actor
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Film Actor
Jazz Musician
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Stage Actor
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
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Once he makes up his mind, he's full of indecision. - On Dwight D. Eisenhower
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