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HOLLYWOOD
The First Angry Man
How Master of the Insult Jack E. Leonard made a comeback without going away
May
1
1960
BURT BOYAR
Bert Stern
The First Angry Man
BURT BOYAR
May
1
1960
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HOLLYWOOD
The First Angry Man
How Master of the Insult Jack E. Leonard made a comeback without going away
May
1
1960
BURT BOYAR
Bert Stern
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