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Courage is walking naked through a cannibal village

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Sam Levenson
Age: 68 †
Born: 1911
Born: December 28
Died: 1980
Died: August 27
Humorist
Journalist
Writer
New York City
New York
Samuel Levenson
Walking
Courage
Cannibal
Village
Naked

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