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- Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, (13 August 1899 - 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker and producer who pioneered many techniques...
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- Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965) was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the...
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