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"Dying is easy. Comedy is difficult."
~ Gwenn, Edmund (1875-1959)
Edmund Gwenn was an English actor. On film he is perhaps best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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