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I never learned anything at all in school and didn't read a book for pleasure until I was 19 years old.
Stanley Kubrick
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Stanley Kubrick
Age: 70 †
Born: 1928
Born: July 26
Died: 1999
Died: March 7
Camera Operator
Chess Player
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Director
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