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This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.

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Will Rogers
Age: 55 †
Born: 1879
Born: November 4
Died: 1935
Died: August 15
Actor
Film Actor
Film Producer
Journalist
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Oologah
Oklahoma
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