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Also Known As Carole Penny Marscharelli
Born October 15, 1943 • October 15, 1942 • New York City • New York
Died December 17, 2018 (aged 76) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works “A League of Their Own” • “Awakenings” • “Big” • “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” • “Renaissance Man” • “The Preacher’s Wife”

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