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385:Ruth Gordon
351:Cole Porter
333:(1982) and
245:, starring
214:The Tempest
206:The Old Vic
76:Citizenship
1514:Categories
1069:References
1044:1933/2016
1017:Green Card
988:Professor
931:Blood Bath
753:Question 7
690:Bragarian
655:The Mugger
389:Hans Bethe
383:(1965) by
336:Green Card
242:The Shadow
84:Occupation
41:1912-02-02
232:starring
185:Biography
152:(brother)
146:Relatives
95:1933–1992
51:, Germany
1460:March 5,
1435:March 5,
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1382:March 5,
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1237:(1993).
1219:March 5,
1194:March 5,
1161:March 5,
1139:March 5,
1133:Archived
1037:Unknown
1005:Helsing
966:Lovesick
935:Unknown
903:Unknown
775:Unknown
758:Unknown
707:Unknown
675:Unknown
626:Big Man
445:Rowayton
419:(1986).
339:(1990).
327:(1962),
321:(1953),
315:(1948),
224:(1935),
220:(1934),
138:(mother)
132:(father)
1503:at the
1489:at the
947:Firefox
874:Rampage
741:Lawyer
604:Houdini
449:Norwalk
330:Firefox
318:Houdini
123:Parents
117:
109:
70:, Italy
1287:
1245:
792:Siani
509:Notes
503:Title
473:Rogaro
230:Hamlet
210:Hitler
100:Spouse
68:Rogaro
49:Berlin
1029:1992
1012:1990
995:1988
978:1987
961:1983
942:1982
927:1976
910:1975
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886:1964
869:1963
852:1963
834:1962
827:Zeno
817:1962
800:1962
782:1962
765:1961
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682:1960
667:1958
650:1958
633:1957
616:1956
599:1953
582:1952
565:1949
548:1949
531:1948
514:1943
506:Role
500:Year
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107:
87:Actor
1482:IMDb
1462:2015
1437:2015
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1285:ISBN
1243:ISBN
1221:2015
1196:2015
1163:2015
1141:2015
983:Anna
461:and
57:Died
31:Born
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171:CBS
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