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Also Known As Hoagland Howard Carmichael
Born November 22, 1899 • Bloomington • Indiana
Died December 27, 1981 (aged 82) • California
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1952)
Notable Works “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening”

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