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I'll give you the same advice I give my children: Never take advice from anybody.

Robert Altman

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Robert Altman
Age: 81 †
Born: 1925
Born: February 20
Died: 2006
Died: November 20
Film Director
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Film Producer
Librettist
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Theatrical Director
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Kansas City
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