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Also Known As Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II
Born March 21, 1889 • San Diego • California
Died February 5, 1943 (aged 53) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works “Night Court” • “Tarzan the Ape Man” • “The Thin Man” • “Trader Horn”

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