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During her show's run, Norman also wrote and performed in special, holiday-themed shows which featured
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and other family-friendly, historical or recreational sites throughout the county and boost county tourism. As an official spokesperson for Dutch
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old and played a Mozart sonata by ear. From that experience followed what Norman decades later described as "a lifelong love of music." When she was 8, she composed "Sad Story", a musical work that was performed by the
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Philadelphia area. "When I was 8 years old, the
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movement, and helped to raise funds for the Home Care
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