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<i>La Chienne</i> 1931 film

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<i>To Whom It May Concern</i> (Bee Gees album) 1972 studio album by Bee Gees

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<i>Innocents of Paris</i> 1929 film

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The Life Story of David Lloyd George is a 1918 British silent biopic film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Norman Page, Alma Reville and Ernest Thesiger. The film "is thought to be the first feature length biopic of a contemporary living politician". Finished in 1918, it was not shown publicly until 1996.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Star (Earth, Wind & Fire song)</span> 1979 single by Earth, Wind & Fire

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