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profile name: Audie Murphy
profile occupation: Actor
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profile name: Noah Webster
profile occupation: Academic, Journalist
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profile name: Gary Coleman
profile occupation: Television Actor, Reality Television Star
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profile name: Edward VIII
profile occupation: Duke, King
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profile name: Phil Hartman
profile occupation: Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter
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profile name: Mary Lou Williams
profile occupation: Educator, Songwriter, Pianist
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