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[I am a] contradictory and paradoxical man.

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Salvador Dali
Age: 84 †
Born: 1904
Born: May 11
Died: 1989
Died: January 23
Actor
Artist
Film Actor
Film Director
Graphic Artist
Illustrator
Jewelry Designer
Painter
Photographer
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Sculptor
Cornish
New Hampshire
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Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí
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Salvador Felip Jacint Dalí Domènech
Salvador Dalm y Domenech
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Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Domènech
Salvador Dalí i Domènech
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Domènech
Felip Jacint Domènech
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