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I am so thrilled by the privilege of life, and yet at the same time I know that I have to let it go.

William Hurt

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William Hurt
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 20
Film Actor
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Washington
District of Columbia
William McChord Hurt
Privilege
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