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Willis Conover: Quick Facts

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Born December 18, 1920 • Buffalo • New York
Died May 17, 1996 (aged 75) • Alexandria • Virginia

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Willis Conover in the Voice of America studio, 1969.
Willis Conover interviewing Louis Armstrong
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