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I love going to plays. There's a subconscious side to it, obviously-some people like to be spanked for XYZ psychological reasons, and I like to go to plays, and I can't entirely explain why.

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Wallace Shawn
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 12
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Wallace Michael Shawn
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