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Also Known As Charles Hirsch Barris
Born June 3, 1929 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died March 21, 2017 (aged 87) • New York
Notable Works “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: An Unauthorized Autobiography”
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