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Also Known As Theodore Walter Rollins • Newk
Born September 7, 1930 (age 94) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Kennedy Center Honors (2011) • National Medal of Arts (2010) • Grammy Award (2005) • Grammy Award (2001)

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