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In Manhattan, when you're out of the front door, you're on, and you have to be ready to smile and speak to people.

Quentin Crisp

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Quentin Crisp
Age: 90 †
Born: 1908
Born: December 25
Died: 1999
Died: November 21
Actor
Autobiographer
Film Actor
Graphic Designer
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Socialite
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Television Actor
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Sutton
London
Daniel Pratt
Denis Charles Pratt
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Manhattan
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Door
Fronts
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Doors
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