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Born	December 20, 1921 • Minneapolis • Minnesota
Died	December 27, 2002 (aged 81) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1974)
Notable Works	“A Little Romance” • “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” • “Funny Farm” • “Hawaii” • “Period of Adjustment” • “Slap Shot” • “Slaughterhouse-Five” • “The Great Waldo Pepper” • “The Sting” • “The World According to Garp” • “The World of Henry Orient” • “Thoroughly Modern Millie” • “Toys in the Attic”

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