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Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American actor of stage and film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair. He is associated with Orson Welles, leading to appearances in Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Journey into Fear (1943), for which Cotten was also credited with the screenplay, and The Third Man (1949). He was a star in his own right with films such as Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Love Letters (1945), Portrait of Jennie (1948), and The Third Man (1949).

  • Known ForActing
  • Born15 May 1905 (age 120)
  • Place of BirthPetersburg, Virginia, USA

Joseph Cotten

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Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American actor of stage and film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair. He is associated with Orson Welles, leading to appearances in Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Journey into Fear (1943), for which Cotten was also credited with the screenplay, and The Third Man (1949). He was a star in his own right with films such as Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Love Letters (1945), Portrait of Jennie (1948), and The Third Man (1949).

  • Known ForActing
  • Born15 May 1905 (age 120)
  • Place of BirthPetersburg, Virginia, USA
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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
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7.126
2018
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Too Much Johnson
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5.3
2013
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Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
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7.0
2000
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
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5.7
1991
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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
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5.7
1990
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The Survivor
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5.286
1981
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Delusion
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4.1
1981
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Heaven's Gate
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6.8
1980
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The Hearse
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5.3
1980
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Casino
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10.0
1980
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Island of the Fishmen
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5.6
1979
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Guyana: Crime of the Century
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4.8
1979
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Concorde Affair
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6.6
1979
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Churchill and the Generals
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1979
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Caravans
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5.6
1978
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The Perfect Crime
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5.3
1978
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Last In, First Out
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3.4
1978
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Return to Fantasy Island
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4.667
1978
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Airport '77
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5.6
1977
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Twilight's Last Gleaming
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6.4
1977
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A Whisper in the Dark
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6.0
1976
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
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6.4
1976
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Mysteries of the Gods
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5.6
1976
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Syndicate Sadists
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5.9
1975
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Timber Tramps
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1975
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Soylent Green
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6.943
1973
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F for Fake
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7.409
1973
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A Delicate Balance
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6.273
1973
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The Devil's Daughter
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6.5
1973
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Police Dog
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1973
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Baron Blood
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6.2
1972
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The Scopone Game
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7.4
1972
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The Screaming Woman
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6.7
1972
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Doomsday Voyage
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1972
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Lady Frankenstein
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5.5
1971
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes
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6.9
1971
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City Beneath the Sea
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4.1
1971
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Assault on the Wayne
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3.0
1971
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Do You Take This Stranger?
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5.0
1971
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Journey to Murder
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1971
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
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7.1
1970
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The Grasshopper
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5.1
1970
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Cutter's Trail
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7.5
1970
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Latitude Zero
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5.8
1969
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The Lonely Profession
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1969
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White Comanche
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4.6
1968
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Gangsters '70
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7.0
1968
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Alexander The Great
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5.0
1968
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Petulia
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5.9
1968
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Split Second to an Epitaph
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1968
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Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
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1968
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The Hellbenders
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6.5
1967
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Jack of Diamonds
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4.2
1967
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Some May Live
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3.5
1967
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The Oscar
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5.1
1966
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Brighty of the Grand Canyon
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5.5
1966
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The Money Trap
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4.9
1965
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The Tramplers
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6.0
1965
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The Great Sioux Massacre
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4.2
1965
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Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
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7.3
1964
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Hollywood and the Stars
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1964
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The Last Sunset
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6.8
1961
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years
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3.3
1961
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The Angel Wore Red
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5.3
1960
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Touch of Evil
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7.7
1958
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From the Earth to the Moon
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5.179
1958
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The Halliday Brand
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6.1
1957
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The Edge of Innocence
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1957
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The Killer Is Loose
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6.573
1956
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The Bottom of the Bottle
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5.5
1956
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Special Delivery
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1955
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A Blueprint for Murder
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6.1
1953
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Niagara
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6.8
1953
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Egypt by Three
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6.0
1953
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The Steel Trap
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6.4
1952
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Untamed Frontier
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7.2
1952
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The Man with a Cloak
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6.9
1951
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Half Angel
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5.6
1951
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Peking Express
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8.0
1951
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Othello
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7.342
1951
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September Affair
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6.1
1950
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Walk Softly, Stranger
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5.0
1950
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Two Flags West
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6.2
1950
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The Third Man
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7.916
1949
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Under Capricorn
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6.1
1949
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Beyond the Forest
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6.8
1949
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Portrait of Jennie
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7.1
1948
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The Farmer's Daughter
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6.9
1947
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Our American Heritage
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1947
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Duel in the Sun
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6.3
1946
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Love Letters
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6.4
1945
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I'll Be Seeing You
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7.0
1944
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Gaslight
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7.479
1944
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Since You Went Away
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6.5
1944
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Journey into Fear
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6.0
1943
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Shadow of a Doubt
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7.5
1943
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Hers to Hold
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6.8
1943
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The Magnificent Ambersons
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7.315
1942
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Citizen Kane
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8.0
1941
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Lydia
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6.4
1941
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Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
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4.3
1937