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[Truman Capote] was not only just selling his writing, but he was selling himself as a person.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Age: 46 †
Born: 1967
Born: July 23
Died: 2014
Died: February 2
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Film Actor
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Philip Hoffman
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