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Birthday quote for Nov. 17

Posted 11/16/2009

"I would much prefer to be a judge than a coal miner because of the absence of falling coal."
-comedian Peter Cook (1937-1995), born on Nov. 17.
Also born on Nov. 17: Inca emperor Atahualpa (1502-1533), singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley (1966-1997), actress Raquel Castro (15), historian Shelby Foote (1916-2005), explorer Pierre Gaultier (1685-1749), actor Rock Hudson (1925-1985), actress Rachel McAdams (31), WW II British commander Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976), writer Christopher Paolini (26), artist Titian Peale (1799-1885), actor Stephen Root (58), filmmaker Martin Scorsese (67), writer Petko Slavejkov (1827-1895), actor Lee Strasberg (1901-1982), Roman emperor Vespasian (9-79).

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