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Born December 9, 1929 • New York City • New York
Died February 3, 1989 (aged 59) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works “A Child is Waiting” • “A Woman Under the Influence” • “Big Trouble” • “Faces” • “Husbands” • “Love Streams” • “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” • “Too Late Blues”
Notable Family Members spouse Gena Rowlands

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