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The New York City Ballet is obviously speaking to a whole new generation and bringing it the same wonder and beauty that it brought previous generations

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Robert Caro
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: October 30
Historian
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New York City
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Robert Allan Caro
Robert A. Caro
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