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I like photographing dresses in windows. I actually wore a lot of dresses in the '70s. I like them on other people now.

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Patti Smith
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 30
Composer
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Human Rights Activist
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Chicago
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Patricia Lee Smith
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