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Here is my best advice on the matter of deductibles: just count off on your fingers all the items that you suspect might be deductible - and then forget them, because they aren't.

W. C. Fields

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W. C. Fields
Age: 66 †
Born: 1880
Born: January 29
Died: 1946
Died: December 25
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Cabaret Artist
Circus Performer
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Director
Screenwriter
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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William Claude Dukenfield
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