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No art comes from the conscious mind.
Steve Martin
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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
Actor
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Comedian
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Film Producer
Musician
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Waco
Texas
Steve Glenn Martin
Stephen Glenn Martin
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