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Personality
Kniberg in the Crabgrass
Alias Alan King, suburban comic. Successful? His shoes cost eight bucks a toe.
September
1
1962
NORMAN WILNER
David Levine
Kniberg in the Crabgrass
NORMAN WILNER
September
1
1962
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Personality
Kniberg in the Crabgrass
Alias Alan King, suburban comic. Successful? His shoes cost eight bucks a toe.
September
1
1962
NORMAN WILNER
David Levine
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