"After my years in Hollywood, I got tired of apologizing for work that really wasn't mine to begin with."

Work, Hollywood, Years

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"After my years in Hollywood, I got tired of apologizing for work that really wasn't mine to begin with."

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"After my years in Hollywood, I got tired of apologizing for work that really wasn't mine to begin with."

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"I attended the University of Louisville my freshman year, transferred to what was then Western Kentucky State Teachers College for my sophomore and junior years, and then graduated from the University of Louisville in the summer of 1961."

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