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Also Known As David Samuel Peckinpah
Born February 21, 1925 • Fresno • California
Died December 28, 1984 (aged 59) • Inglewood • California
Notable Works “Junior Bonner” • “Ride the High Country” • “Straw Dogs” • “The Wild Bunch”

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