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I had to be extremely strong to fight off Mr Hitchcock. He was so insistent and obsessive, but I was an extremely strong young woman, and there was no way he was going to get the better of me.

Tippi Hedren

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Tippi Hedren
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: January 19
Actor
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New Ulm
Minnesota
Nathalie Kay Hedren
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Nathalie Kay
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