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Also Known As	Hermann Kosterlitz
Born	May 1, 1905 • Berlin • Germany
Died	September 21, 1988 (aged 83) • California
Notable Works	“100 Men and a Girl” • “Harvey” • “My Man Godfrey” • “No Highway in the Sky” • “The Bishop’s Wife” • “The Robe” • “Wabash Avenue”

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