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Television as we have it isn't an art form - it's a piece of furniture that is good for a few things.

Pauline Kael

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Pauline Kael
Age: 82 †
Born: 1919
Born: June 19
Died: 2001
Died: September 3
Film Critic
Journalist
Writer
Petaluma
California
Television
Art
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Good
Things
Furniture
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