Post * DQ8Mg — Curious Curator

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TIL that Barrie Chase is the only actress from 1963's "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" that is still alive today. She is the lady dancing with Sylvester Marcus and is currently 91 years old.All other actors, minor and major, have died.

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