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Born December 19, 1924 • New York City • New York
Died January 28, 2021 (aged 96)
Awards And Honors Academy Award (2018) • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016) • Kennedy Center Honors (2015) • Tony Awards (2013) • Emmy Award (1994)

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