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I allow an area for improvisation because the chemical things actors bring to stories make it not work.
Vincente Minnelli
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Vincente Minnelli
Age: 83 †
Born: 1903
Born: February 28
Died: 1986
Died: July 25
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Lester Anthony Minnelli
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