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Al Hirschfeld dies at 99 a Broadway caricaturist
Al Hirschfeld, famed Broadway caricaturist, died in his sleep at his New York home at 99. His life spanned nearly seven decades of theater, with luminous portraits of stars published in The New York Times and Playbill. He leaves wife Louise, daughter Nina, and a grandson.
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