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Traveling with children corresponds roughly to traveling third class in Bulgaria.

Robert Benchley

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Robert Benchley
Age: 56 †
Born: 1889
Born: September 15
Died: 1945
Died: November 21
Actor
Humorist
Journalist
Screenwriter
Worcester
Massachusetts
Thirds
Modern
Class
Children
Bulgaria
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Roughly
Traveling
Third

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