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Sir Richard Attenboroughdirector, actorBorn: 8/29/1923Birthplace: Cambridge, England Academy Award-winning director and actor best known for his sweeping biopics, including Gandhi (1982) Cry Freedom…
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Richard SimmonsAge: 89 film and television actor who played the title character in the 1950s show Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. His other credits in his 40-year acting career include A…
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Richard FarnsworthAge: 80 actor who began his career as a stunt man and turned to dramatic roles at age 57. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, first for Comes a Horseman in 1978 and…
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I am fretful with the bay,
For the wander-thirst is on me
And my soul is in Cathay.There's a schooner in the offing,
With her topsails…
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