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Dusty Springfield: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien
Born April 16, 1939 • London • England
Died March 2, 1999 (aged 59) • Henley-on-Thames • England
Awards And Honors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1999)
Role In British Invasion

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