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...when you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, you're free.To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up.

Richard Carlson

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Richard Carlson
Age: 65 †
Born: 1912
Born: April 29
Died: 1977
Died: November 24
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Film Actor
Film Director
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Writer
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Richard Dutoit Carlson
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