Samuel Wanamaker, (born Wattenmacker; June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director who moved to the United Kingdom after becoming fearful of being blacklisted in Hollywood due to his

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views. He is credited as the person most responsible for saving The

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, which led to the modern recreation of

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Theatre in London, where he is commemorated in the name of the

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, the site's second theatre.

Early life

Wanamaker was born in

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, the son of tailor Maurice Wattenmacker (Manus Watmakher) and Molly (''née'' Bobele). His parents were

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from

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. He was the younger of two brothers, the elder being William, long-term cardiologist at

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. He trained at the Goodman School of Drama at the

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(now at

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) and at Drake University and began working with

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companies in Chicago and northern

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, where he helped build the stage of the

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Theatre in 1937.

Career

Wanamaker began his acting career in traveling shows and later worked on Broadway. In 1942 he starred with

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in the play ''Joan of Lorraine'' and directed ''Two Gentlemen from Athens'' the following year."Actor Sam Wanamaker, 74; rebuilt Globe Theater", ''Chicago Tribune'', December 19, 1993 In 1943, Wanamaker was part of the cast of the play ''Counterattack'' at the National Theatre, Washington, D.C. During the play, he became enamored of the ideals of communism. He attended

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prior to serving in the U.S. Army between 1943 and 1946, during the

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. In 1947, he returned to civilian life as an actor and director. In 1948 he starred in and directed the original Broadway production of ''

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''.

In 1951, Wanamaker made a speech welcoming the return of two of the

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. In 1952, at the height of the

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" period, Wanamaker, who was then acting in the UK, learned that despite his distinguished service in the Army during World War II, his years as a communist could lead to his being

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in Hollywood. He consequently decided to remain in England, where he reestablished his career as a stage and film actor, along with becoming a director and producer. He explained: In 1952, he made his debut as both actor and director in London in

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' ''Winter Journey''. The play, which co-starred

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, was considered "sensational" by critics. He later appeared in other plays, including ''The Big Knife'', ''The Shrike'', ''The Rainmaker'', and '' A Hatful of Rain''. In 1956 he directed the British premiere of

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and

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's musical play ''

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'' (revived in New York in 1954 in a translation by

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.) In 1957, he was appointed director of the neglected New Shakespeare Theatre in

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. He brought a number of notable productions to the theatre, such as ''A View From the Bridge'', ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'', ''The Rose Tattoo'' and ''Bus Stop''. It was also transformed into a lively arts centre as a result of including other cultural attractions, such as films, lectures, jazz concerts and art exhibits. As a result of all his various activities, Wanamaker became London's "favourite American actor and director", noted ''The Guardian''. In 1959, he joined the

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company at

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, playing

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's production that year. In the 1960s and 1970s, he produced or directed several works at venues including the

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, and directed the

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Birthday Celebrations in 1974. As a director and actor, he worked in both films and television, with roles in '' The Spiral Staircase'' (1974), '' Private Benjamin'' (1980), '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' (1987), and ''

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'' (1987). In 1968, he produced and directed the pilot episode of the Western TV series ''

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''; a fictionalized version of this is depicted in the 2019 film ''

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'', and 2021

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with Wanamaker portrayed by Nicholas Hammond in the film. He also directed stage productions, including the world premiere production of

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's opera '' The Ice Break''. In 1980, he directed Giuseppe Verdi's opera ''

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'' starring

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(now broadcast version released as DVD). He was also featured as the widowed and very ruthless department store owner Simon Berrenger on the short-lived television drama '' Berrenger's'' in 1985.

Restoring the Globe Theatre

In 1970 Wanamaker's career took a dramatic turn after he was annoyed that while a number of replicas of the Globe Theatre existed in the United States, the site of the original in London was marked by only a plaque on a nearby brewery. He then made it his goal to restore an exact replica of the Globe to feature plays and a museum. It became Wanamaker's "great obsession" to restore Shakespeare's Globe Theatre at its original location. He secured financial support from philanthropists and fellow lovers of Shakespeare, such as Samuel H. Scripps, to see that it would be created. Wanamaker then founded the Shakespeare Globe Trust, which raised well over ten million dollars. London, UK (August 2014) - 156

Though, as in the late 16th and 17th centuries, the 20th century Royal family were more or less supportive, British officialdom was far less so, since they wanted to develop the site for new high-rise housing and commercial use.

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, which controlled the site, refused to give Wanamaker the precise dimensions of the original Globe.

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, "Sam Wanamaker's Global Legacy", ''Salisbury Review'', June 1995, pp. 38–40."Sam Wanamaker's Great Obsession," by Karl E. Meyer, ''The New York Times'', December 29, 1996. According to Karl Meyer of ''The New York Times'':

The Shakespeare project helped Mr. Wanamaker keep his sanity and dignity intact. On his first visit to London in 1949, he had sought traces of the original theatre and was astonished to find only a blackened plaque on an unused brewery. He found this neglect inexplicable, and in 1970 launched the Shakespeare Globe Trust, later obtaining the building site and necessary permissions despite a hostile local council. He siphoned his earnings as actor and director into the project, undismayed by the scepticism of his British colleagues.

On the south bank of the

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in London, near where the modern recreation of

stands today, is a plaque that reads: "In Thanksgiving for Sam Wanamaker, Actor, Director, Producer, 1919–1993, whose vision rebuilt Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on Bankside in this parish". There is a

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on the river-side wall of the theatre, and the site's Jacobean indoor theatre, opened in January 2014, is named the

after him. For his work in reconstructing the Globe Theatre, Wanamaker, in July 1993, was made an honorary

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(CBE). He was also honoured with the Benjamin Franklin Medal by the

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in recognition of his contribution to theatre. When multi-

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-winning British actor

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accepted his third Tony on stage in New York City during the televised ceremonies on June 8, 2014, he did so with a note of thanks to Wanamaker.

Personal life

In 1940, Wanamaker married Canadian actress Charlotte Holland. In her 2014 memoir, ''I Said Yes to Everything'',

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claimed that during production of the film ''

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'' (1976), Wanamaker engaged in an affair with British actress

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, who was twenty-one at the time. Actress

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is his daughter and film historian

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is his nephew.

Death

Wanamaker died of

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in London on December 18, 1993, aged 74, prior to the grand opening of the Globe by

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on June 12, 1997. He was survived by three daughters, Abby, Zoë, and Jessica.

Filmography

Actor

*''

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'' (1948) as Mark Denek *'' Give Us This Day'' (1949) as Geremio *'' Mr. Denning Drives North'' (1952) as Chick Eddowes *'' The Secret'' (1955) as Nick Delaney *'' The Battle of the Sexes'' (1959) as Narrator (voice) *''

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'' (1960) as Mike Carter *''

Taras Bulba ''Taras Bulba'' (russian: «Тарас Бульба»; ) is a romanticized historical novella set in the first half of the 17th century, written by Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852). It features elderly Zaporozhian Cossack Taras Bulba and his sons An ...

'' (1962) as Filipenko *''

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'' (1964) as Maj. Leon Kaufman, a psychiatrist *'' The Spy Who Came In from the Cold'' (1965) as Peters *''

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines ''Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; Or, How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes'' is a 1965 British period comedy film that satirizes the early years of aviation. Directed and co-written by Ken Annakin, the fi ...

'' (1965) as George Gruber *''

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'' (1967) as Frank Sanderman *'' The Day the Fish Came Out'' (1967) as Elias *'' Danger Route'' (1968) as Lucinda *'' Arturo UI'' (1972, TV Movie) as O'Casey *''

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'' (1974, TV Movie) as Jules Benson *'' Mousey'' (1974, TV Movie) as Inspector *'' The Spiral Staircase'' (1975) as Lieutenant Fields *'' The Sell Out'' (1976) as Harry Sickles *''

'' (1976) as Carl Rosen *'' Billy Jack Goes to Washington'' (1977) as Bailey *''

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'' (1978) as Stanley Goldblum *''

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'' (1978) as Sterndale Rockford *''

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'' (1978, TV mini-series) as Moses Weiss *''

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'' (1979) as Ray MacDonald *'' Charlie Muffin'' (1979, TV Movie) as Ruttgers *'' Private Benjamin'' (1980) as Teddy Benjamin *'' The Competition'' (1980) as Andrew Erskine *'' Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years'' (1981) as

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*'' Our Family Business'' (1981, TV Movie) as Ralph *'' I Was a Mail Order Bride'' (1982, TV Movie) as Frank Tosconi *''

Heartsounds ''Heartsounds'' is an American drama television film directed by Glenn Jordan and written by Fay Kanin, based on the book ''Heartsounds: The Story of a Love and Loss'' by Martha Weinman Lear. It stars Mary Tyler Moore and James Garner, with ...

'' (1984, TV Movie) as Moe Silverman *''

Irreconcilable Differences ''Irreconcilable Differences'' is a 1984 American comedy-drama film starring Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long, and Drew Barrymore. The film was a minor box-office success, making over $12 million. For their performances, both Long and Barrymore we ...

'' (1984) as David Kessler *'' The Ghost Writer'' (1984, TV Movie) as E.I. Lonoff *'' Berrenger's'' (1985, TV Series) as Simon Berrenger *'' The Aviator'' (1985) as Bruno Hansen *''

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'' (1985, TV Movie) as Ambassador Arthur Ingram *'' Deceptions'' (1985, TV Movie) as Jim Nolan *'' Raw Deal'' (1986) as Luigi Patrovita *'' Sadie and Son'' (1987, TV Movie) as Marty Goldstein *''

'' (1987) as Fritz Curtis *'' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' (1987) as David Warfield *'' The Two Mrs. Grenvilles'' (1987, TV Movie) as District Attorney *''

'' (1988, TV series based on the 1987 film) as Fritz Curtis *''

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'' (1988) as Bernard Hellring *'' Tajna manastirske rakije'' (1988) as Ambassador Morley *''

The Shell Seekers ''The Shell Seekers'' is a 1987 novel by Rosamunde Pilcher. It became one of her most famous best-sellers. It was nominated by the British public in 2003 as one of the top 100 novels in the BBC's Big Read. In Germany the novel is called ''Die M ...

'' (1989, TV Movie) as Richard *'' Always Remember I Love You'' (1990, TV Movie) as Grandfather Mendham *'' Running Against Time'' (1990, TV Movie) as Doctor Koopman *''

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'' (1991) as Felix Graff *''

Pure Luck ''Pure Luck'' is a 1991 American comedy film starring Martin Short and Danny Glover. It is a remake of the popular French comedy film '' La Chèvre'' (1981). Plot The film opens as the klutzy Valerie Highsmith arrives at an airport in Puerto Va ...

'' (1991) as Highsmith *'' City of Joy'' (1992) (uncredited) *'' Killer Rules'' (1993, TV Movie) as Gambon *'' Bloodlines: Murder in the Family'' (1993, TV Movie) as Gerald Woodman *'' Wild Justice'' (1994, TV Movie) as Kingston Parker (final film role)

Television

*''

'' (1978 TV Mini-Series) as Moses Weiss *'' Cameo Theatre'' in "Manhattan Footstep" (episode # 1.4) June 7, 1950 *''

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'' – as Patrick Laurence in "The Lonely Chair" (episode # 1.8) October 30, 1960 *'' The Defenders'' – as Dr. Ralph Ames in "The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms" (episode # 1.7) October 28, 1961 *'' The Defenders'' – as James Henry David in "A Book for Burning" (episode # 2.27) March 30, 1963 *'' Man of the World'' – as Nicko in "The Bandit" (episode # 2.1) May 11, 1963 *''

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'' – as Sprague in "Festival of Pawns" (episode # 1.10) December 11, 1963 *''

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'' – as Dr. Simon Holm in " A Feasibility Study" (episode # 1.29) April 13, 1964 *'' The Defenders'' – as Edward Banter in "Hollow Triumph" (episode # 3.35) June 20, 1964 *'' The Defenders'' – as United States Attorney Brooker in "A Taste of Ashes" (episode # 4.8) November 12, 1964 *''

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'' – as Dr. Arcularis in "The Night of the Howling Light" (episode # 1.14) December 17, 1965 *''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central chara ...

'' – as Asa Longworth in "Parson Comes to Town" (episode # 11.31) April 30, 1966 *'' Run for Your Life'' – as Major Joe Rankin in two episodes *''

The Baron Baron is a title of nobility. Baron, The Baron or Barons may also refer to: Places * Barons, Alberta, Canada * Baron, Gard, France * Baron, Gironde, France * Baron, Oise, France * Baron, Saône-et-Loire, France * Baron-sur-Odon, France * Bar ...

'' – as Sefton Folkard in "You Can't Win Them All" (episode # 1.19) February 1, 1967 *'' Judd for the Defense'' – as Shelly Gould in "The Gates of Cerberus" (episode # 2.8) November 15, 1968 *''

Thirty-Minute Theatre ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'' was a British anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, which was used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short running length, and which t ...

'' in "A Wen" (episode # 1.233) December 27, 1971 *'' Rafferty'' – as Hollander in "Rafferty" (Pilot) (episode # 1.1) September 5, 1977 *''

Return of the Saint ''Return of the Saint'' is a British action-adventure television series that aired for one series in 1978 and 1979 in Britain on ITV, and was also broadcast on CBS in the United States. It was co-produced by ITC Entertainment and the Italian ...

'' – as Domenico in "Dragonseed" (episode # 1.22) February 25, 1979

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*'' The Defenders'' (TV series) – episode "Eyewitness" (1965) *''

Court Martial A court-martial or court martial (plural ''courts-martial'' or ''courts martial'', as "martial" is a postpositive adjective) is a military court or a trial conducted in such a court. A court-martial is empowered to determine the guilt of me ...

'' (TV series) – episode "The Bitter Wind" (1966) *''

Hawk Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are widely distributed and are found on all continents except Antarctica. * The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. This subfa ...

'' (TV series) – episodes "Do Not Mutilate or Spindle", "Game with a Dead End" and "How Close Can You Get?" (1966) *''

Cimarron Strip ''Cimarron Strip'' is an American Western television series starring Stuart Whitman as Marshal Jim Crown. The series was produced by the creators of ''Gunsmoke'', and aired on CBS from September 1967 to March 1968. Reruns of the original show ...

'' (TV series) – episode "Broken Wing" (1967) *'' Custer'' (TV series) – episode "Sabers in the Sun" (1967) *''

Dundee and the Culhane ''Dundee and the Culhane'' is an American Western drama series starring John Mills and Sean Garrison that aired on CBS from September 6 to December 13, 1967. Synopsis ''Dundee and the Culhane'' follows the exploits of two frontier lawyers who pr ...

'' (TV series) – episode "The Jubilee Raid Brief" (1967) *''

Coronet Blue ''Coronet Blue'' is an American adventure drama series that ran on CBS from May 29 until September 4, 1967. It starred Frank Converse as Michael Alden, an amnesiac in search of his identity. Brian Bedford co-starred. The show's 13 episodes were ...

'' (TV series) – episodes "The Rebels", "Man Running", "Saturday" and "The Presence of Evil" (1967) *''

'' (TV series) – episode "The High Riders" (1968) *''

Premiere A première, also spelled premiere, is the debut (first public presentation) of a play, film, dance, or musical composition. A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its f ...

'' (TV series) – episode "Lassiter" (1968) *''

The Champions ''The Champions'' is a British espionage thriller/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure television series. It was produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company, and consists of 30 episodes broadcast in the UK on ...

'' (TV series) – episode "To Trap A Rat" (1968) *'' The File of the Golden Goose'' (1969) *'' The Executioner'' (1970) *''

Catlow ''Catlow'' is a 1971 American Western film, based on a 1963 novel of the same name by Louis L'Amour. It stars Yul Brynner as a renegade outlaw determined to pull off a Confederate gold heist. It co-stars Richard Crenna and Leonard Nimoy. Ni ...

'' (1971) *'' Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger'' (1977) *'' Columbo: The Bye-Bye Sky High IQ Murder Case'' (1977) (TV) *''

David Cassidy - Man Undercover ''David Cassidy: Man Undercover'' (the word "undercover" in the series title appeared at various times written as one word or two) is an American police drama starring David Cassidy, four years after his run starring in ''The Partridge Family'', ...

'' (TV series) – episode "Cage of Steel" (1978) *''

Hart to Hart ''Hart to Hart'' is an American mystery television series that premiered on August 25, 1979, on ABC. The show stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, respectively, a wealthy couple who lead a glamorous jetset li ...

'' (TV series) – episode "Death in the Slow Lane" (1979) *''

'' (TV series) – episode "Vicious Circle" (1979) *''Mrs. Columbo'' aka ''

Kate Loves a Mystery ''Mrs. Columbo'' (1979–1980), later called ''Kate Columbo'', ''Kate the Detective'', and ''Kate Loves a Mystery'', is an American crime drama television series, initially based on the wife of Lieutenant Columbo, the title character from the ...

'' (TV series) – episodes "A Puzzle for Prophets" and "Falling Star" (1979) *'' The Killing of Randy Webster'' (1981) (TV) *'' Columbo: Grand Deceptions'' (1989) (TV)

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