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Born December 5, 1896 • Los Angeles • California
Died August 21, 1979 (aged 82) • San Diego • California
Notable Works “Blue Skies” • “I Died a Thousand Times” • “Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman” • “Storm Warning” • “The Hurricane”

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