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We have enough to do just trying to make our company what we want it to be. As far as whether I would like to own Marvel, sure, I'd like to own Marvel.

Stan Lee

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Stan Lee
Age: 95 †
Born: 1922
Born: December 28
Died: 2018
Died: November 12
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Comic Book Writer
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Film Actor
Film Producer
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Stanley Lieber
Stanley Martin Lieber
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