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Where I grew up in Brooklyn, nobody committed suicide. Everyone was too unhappy.

Woody Allen

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Woody Allen
Age: 88
Born: 1935
Born: December 1
Author
Character Actor
Clarinetist
Comedian
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Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Jazz Musician
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The Bronx
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Allan Stewart Konigsberg
Allen Stewart Konigsberg
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