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Also Known As	Irwin Mazursky
Born	April 25, 1930 • New York City • New York
Died	June 30, 2014 (aged 84) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works	“Alex in Wonderland” • “An Unmarried Woman” • “Blume in Love” • “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice” • “Down and Out in Beverly Hills” • “Enemies: A Love Story” • “Faithful” • “Harry and Tonto” • “I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!” • “Moon over Parador” • “Moscow on the Hudson” • “Next Stop, Greenwich Village” • “Scenes from a Mall” • “Tempest” • “The Monkees”

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