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Born March 14, 1919 • St. Paul • Minnesota
Died August 28, 1988 (aged 69) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works “Barefoot Boy with Cheek” • “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” • “The Tender Trap”
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