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Jester Hairston
American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor (1901-2000).
Born July 9th, 1901 in Homestead, Belews Creek.
Died January 18th, 2000 at 98 years old in Los Angeles.
Occupations
actor, composer, conductor, film actor, songwriter, television actor
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel