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A lucky thing Eva Peron was. She died at 32. I'm already 45.

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Vivien Leigh
Age: 53 †
Born: 1913
Born: November 5
Died: 1967
Died: July 8
Actor
Film Actor
Film Actress
Stage Actor
Darjeeling (India)
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Lady Olivier
Vivian Mary Hartley
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