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profile name: Shirley Jackson
profile occupation: Author
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profile name: Louise Brooks
profile occupation: Film Actress
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profile name: Cannonball Adderley
profile occupation: Saxophonist
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profile name: Patricia Neal
profile occupation: Film Actress, Theater Actress
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profile name: Roger Fenton
profile occupation: Photographer
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profile name: Johnny Dodds
profile occupation: Musician
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