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The arts have only ever interested a small minority of people, which acted as a kind of nursery to support artists.

Vivienne Westwood

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Vivienne Westwood
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: April 8
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Tintwistle
Derbyshire
Vivienne Isabel Swire
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