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Born April 6, 1907 • New York City • New York
Died August 30, 2000 (aged 93) • Santa Monica • California
Notable Works “A Lady Without Passport” • “Gun Crazy” • “My Name Is Julia Ross” • “Terror in a Texas Town” • “The Big Combo”

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