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When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing.
Sherman Alexie
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Sherman Alexie
Age: 57
Born: 1966
Born: October 7
Film Director
Film Producer
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Poet
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Writer
Wellpinit
Washington
Sherman Joseph Alexie
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Laughter
Tears
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