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There have been five great kisses since 1642 B.C...(before then couples hooked thumbs.) And the precise rating of kisses is a terribly difficult thing, often leading to great controversy.... Well, this one left them all behind.

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William Goldman
Age: 87 †
Born: 1931
Born: August 12
Died: 2018
Died: November 16
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Highland Park
Illinois
S. Morgenstern
Harry Longbaugh
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Controversy
Five
Terribly
Difficult
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Often
Leading
Kisses
Left
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Couples
Wells
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Rating
Well
Behinds
Thumbs
Great
Behind
Hooked

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