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Was This Man a Genius? : Talks with Andy Kaufman Julie Hecht
- Author: Julie Hecht
- Published Date: 17 Apr 2001
- Publisher: Random House (NY)
- Original Languages: English
- Format: Hardback::192 pages
- ISBN10: 0375504575
- Publication City/Country: United States
- File size: 22 Mb
- Filename: was-this-man-a-genius?-talks-with-andy-kaufman.pdf
- Dimension: 160.02x 198.12x 20.32mm::294.83g
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