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Also Known As Hal Prince • Harold Smith Prince
Born January 30, 1928 • New York City • New York
Died July 31, 2019 (aged 91) • Reykjavík • Iceland
Awards And Honors Tony Awards • Kennedy Center Honors (1994)

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