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Steak on the plate went up. Steak on the hoof went down.

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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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Stage Actor
Oologah
Oklahoma
William Penn Adair Rogers
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