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This grandiose tragedy that we call modern art.

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Salvador Dali
Age: 84 †
Born: 1904
Born: May 11
Died: 1989
Died: January 23
Actor
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Jewelry Designer
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New Hampshire
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Salvador Dalí i Domènech
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