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After my years in Hollywood, I got tired of apologizing for work that really wasn't mine to begin with.

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Sue Grafton
Age: 77 †
Born: 1940
Born: April 24
Died: 2017
Died: December 28
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Louisville
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Sue Taylor Grafton
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