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America is so varied and exciting that after six months, you go back and find it completely changed.

Sergio Leone

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Sergio Leone
Age: 60 †
Born: 1929
Born: January 3
Died: 1989
Died: April 30
Actor
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Film Director
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The Eternal City
Bob Robertson
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