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in 2003. He looked the part of a professor, always wearing a jacket and tie to class. He smoked a pipe and liked to tell funny stories or do impressions of historical figures over a glass of scotch. He believed deeply in the power of the written word. When students or friends experienced major life
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that lent themselves to cartoonish mugging shown in closeup. The results were often terrific, but never uplifting."
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