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Every writer I've ever spoken to feels fraudulent in some way or other.

Stephen Sondheim

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Stephen Sondheim
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: March 22
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Composer
Dramaturge
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Lyricist
Musician
Poet
Screenwriter
Songwriter
New York City
New York
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
Fraudulent
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