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I'm very aware that when my friends and I sit around over dinner these days, the conversation invariably turns to how crass the world has become. Tweeting? It's one of the silliest things ever.

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Tom Ford
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 27
Fashion Designer
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Austin
Texas
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