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{"value"=>"1973 - 1980", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1973/1980"}
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{"value"=>"Bailey, Pearl"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Pearl Bailey was an actress and singer. She began her singing career at age 15, winning first prize at an amateur contest in Philadelphia, and made her first major appearance in New York in 1941 at the Village Vanguard. Early in her career she sang with the Count Basie Band and toured with the Cab Calloway Orchestra. Bailey became a stage, screen, and television star. Her most acclaimed stage performance was in the title role of the all-black Broadway production of <span class=\"title\">Hello, Dolly!</span>, for which she won a special Tony Award in 1968. Among her most popular movie roles were Maria in <span class=\"title\">Porgy and Bess</span> and Frankie, a roadhouse girl in <span class=\"title\">Carmen Jones</span>. Her best known songs include \"Tired\" and \"Toot Toot Tootsie, Goodbye\". She also released several albums throughout her career including <span class=\"title\">Naughty, But Nice</span>.</p>"}
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- date_start
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1973
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1973
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1980
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1973
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1980