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I sometimes think that being widowed is God's way of telling you to come off the Pill.

Victoria Wood

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Victoria Wood
Age: 62 †
Born: 1953
Born: May 19
Died: 2016
Died: April 20
Comedian
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Film Score Composer
Pianist
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Singer-Songwriter
Stand-Up Comedian
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