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Sometimes... we suffer from the tyranny of comparison. Contests, competitions, thrive on it. Who cares?
Robert Genn
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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
Artist
Robert Douglas Genn
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