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1967

Henry L. Marsh lll

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1977

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

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1989

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1917

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1965

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1981

Cosby, Bill (1937-- )

William Henry Cosby, Jr., one of Americas most influentialand successful entertainers, was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on July 12,1937 to William Henry, a US Navy cook, and Anna Pearl Cosby, a maid. The family struggled financially, and a moveinto Philadelphias crime-ridden Richard Allen

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1974

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1966

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1877

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1987

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1991

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Dec

27

1873

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1954

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1973

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1927

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