She claims he taunted her by calling her 'Miss Ethiopia' when she was at her thinnest. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. Matters became worse when Lazenby's manager, Rohan O'Rahilly - later the founder of England's legendary pirate radio station Radio Caroline - persuaded him to reject a seven-picture contract and walk away from the role due to its irrelevance in the face of the growing 1960s youth culture. 'I retreated and became quiet until he dropped his guard for a second and then I ran downstairs screaming that he had no right to hurt me. [54], In 2019, Lazenby starred as Dr. Jason Love in an audiobook version of James Leasor's spy novel Passport to Oblivion. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. Christina Gannett has been divorced from George Lazenby since 1995. George Robert Lazenby (born September 5, 1939) is an Australian actor best known for portraying James Bond in the 1969 film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service. James Bond was so big that I myself didn't really exist. ', Melanie adds: 'My Dad was insistent that he was doing the right thing and that these lessons - even though they were harsh - needed to be taught. Is an accomplished skier and in fact had won two skiing contests in Australia before becoming James Bond. [58], In 2009, Sondre Lerche released a song called "Like Lazenby" on his album Heartbeat Radio, in which he laments squandered opportunities wishing for a "second try". Anyone who's in touch with the kids knows what's happening, knows the mood. Apr. (in which his character is identified only by the initials J.B.), 1996 video game Fox Hunt[31] (parts of which were reedited into a feature film[32][bettersourceneeded]) and an episode of The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents, entitled "Diamonds Aren't Forever". Her declaration says: 'As I was turning into the parking spot I felt a thump by George in the side of my face. "On Universal Soldier I was involved in the production, the writing and even a bit in direction. Biography George Lazenby was born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, and served in the Austr. Actor (1965) Model (1967) Education Goulburn Public School, Goulburn, NSW, Australia I look back and think, "How did that happen?" I looked at George, his jaw was clenched and pulsing. The Australian model-turned-actor, who succeeded Sean Connery. Actors aren't all that important. I used to be able to stroll into London clubs like Tramp. Although Lazenby had been offered a contract for seven movies, his agent, Ronan O'Rahilly, convinced him that the secret agent would be archaic in the liberated 1970s, and as a result he left the series after the release of On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969. He got into trouble when his mother was contacted to pay for the membership. Australian actor George Lazenby marries actress Christina or Chrissie Townson of the Gannett media empire in London, UK, 23rd August 1973. Competes on the senior circuit in off-road dirt bike racing, and in stock car racing. (1969), The 24th Annual Mrs. America Pageant (2000), James Bond: The Secret Life of 007 (2000), Star of Jaipur I'd loved to have had that time over again and done another one or two [Bond films], it would have worked out great for me. he added. In 1978, he took out an advertisement in Variety, offering himself for acting work. He said 'oh my girlfriend said to'. The latter would be the one where Bond goes undercover as a circus clown. "[20] His co-star Diana Rigg was among many who commented on this decision: The role made Sean Connery a millionaire. (1988), Never Too Young to Die [64], This article is about the actor. Christina says Lazenby hit her and Melanie 'several times' after Zack was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1985. I think everyone gets upset at one time. (On the unmade The Golden Needles of Ecstasy) I'm excited to be able to concentrate on just acting in this film. (One of them was a 22-year-old Royal Academy of Dramatic Art dropout named Timothy Dalton, who would become the next next next Bond, 19 years later.) She says: 'We walked around the corner to find my Dad standing in the dark with a gun pointed at us and we were terrified. It was tough carrying the role after Sean Connery because he was good. In his review of Batman & Robin, widely regarded as the weakest and least successful film in the Batman film franchise, Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle said that George Clooney "should go down in history as the George Lazenby of the series". His father was the greens keeper for their town's bowls club. George Lazenby Entertainment - Actor Why Famous: for portraying James Bond in the 1969 James Bond film Age: 83 (b. Lazenby played Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret service. Bond. "Then she assured me that I would be back at the top of my profession by the end of 1973. "I've got an American wife and green card so I have the best of both worlds."[50]. That Lazenby refused to cut the long hair and beard he'd grown since filming of On Her Majesty's Secret Service wrapped for the movie's London premiere did not endear him to Broccoli and Saltzman. The couple later had three children - a son, George, born in 2004, and twins Caitlin and Samuel, born in 2005. Lazenby's rugged good looks made him a natural choice for print and television modeling work - including a stint as the European Marlboro Man - and by 1968, he was reportedly the highest-paid male model on the planet. "I'm excited to be able to concentrate on just acting in this film," he said. The span between his first 007, Live and Let Die, and his last, A View to a Kill, was 12 years, during which he played the famous spy in seven movies. I'm terribly impressed with Dennis Hopper. Lazenby said he was 'sorry that he ignored Melanie from the time she was 12 years old', but claimed he was busy attending to his son Zack's needs - 'because he was dying from his brain tumors'. In 2012 Lazenby made a guest appearance on the Canadian sketch comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes, spoofing the 007 series in a skit called "Help, I've Skyfallen and I Can't Get Up". - IMDb Mini Biography By: [2] He declined to return in subsequent Bond films and instead pursued roles in films throughout the 1970s that included Universal Soldier (1971), Who Saw Her Die? About. He was meant to follow it with an Anglo-Italian western made in Turkey, followed by a film about rioting students in pre-Castro Cuba, but neither was made. 1/19/1952) Christina Gannett's Relationships (1) George Lazenby Entertainment - Actor Publishing heiress Christina - also known as Townson or Gannett - met Lazenby in 1970, a year after his one film as Bond. They had been married for 24 years. He plays it at least 5 or 6 times a week. Melanie became a real estate broker in New York. 'I do worry if he is alone with them and one of the children upsets him - that without someone to step in if he gets into a fit of rage - that one of the children could get hurt based on his past behaviour. His marriage to Gannett ended in 1999, and he later married tennis pro and sports broadcaster Pam Shriver in 2002. In happier times; Shriver and Lazenby with their son Georgie. My agent couldn't believe it. "I burnt some bridges behind me, and it was fun, really. They booted him off the movie's American press tour, so Lazenby flew to the U.S. at his own expense and when knocking on TV station doors, asking to be let in to promote a movie from which he'd already distanced himself. [5], When Lazenby was about 14 he moved with his family from Goulburn to Queanbeyan, where his father ran a store. [14], Broccoli offered him an audition. Lazenby's interest in acting waned during the early 1990s. (2017), A Winter Rose In summary, OHMSS is a brilliant thriller in its own right and justifiably ranks amongst the best Bond films ever made.[28]. - an eerie Italian thriller about a bereaved father (Lazenby) who discovers a conspiracy behind the facts surrounding his daughter's death - had its moments. She denies Lazenby's claims she takes a 'nightly cocktail' of prescription painkillers and sleeping pills with alcohol. The statement says: 'I then went into our walk-in closet to get my sneakers. Which Friends cast members have a star on Hollywood Boulevard? 'Usually, his physical attacks were the result of actual or perceived disrespect towards him, back talk, or not following his orders. Christina, who is now believed to live in Europe, alleges Lazenby 'frequently' hit Melanie. "Bond is a disgusting violent man with no respect for women -- but, in my opinion, any guy who says he has never secretly dreamed of being like Bond is lying." "[44], Lazenby played a role in the BBC's Play For Today series in 1973, starring in Roger Smith's The Operation. We chose George because in his physique and his looks and his walk he was the best of the candidates. On the On Her Majesty's Secret Service Blu-ray, former United Artists CEO David Picker, among others, says it was the latter. My parents think I'm insane, everybody thinks I'm insane passing up maybe millions of pounds. His first wife was Christina Gannett, heiress to a news. That was me at the time. I don't know where my life would have gone if I hadn't have done it. The Australian actor is being limited to three weekly monitored visits with his children and Shriver has a temporary restraining order against him. George Lazenby is a 82 year old Australian Actor. In her declaration, Melanie says she has 'several recollections of my Dad losing control and becoming violent and aggressive towards myself and others'. If you miss those bloody Chinese buggers they'll belt you for good. "[34], For a time there was some talk Lazenby would appear in a western, Deakin. (2008), Four Dogs Playing Poker Was the #1 male fashion model in the world from 1964 to 1968. [dubious discuss] though this was not reported on at the time. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. He's now the subject of Josh Greenbaum's Becoming Bond, a very funny original Hulu documentary that, through pure coincidence, made its debut on the streaming service only about 48 hours before the news of Moore's passing broke. 'Later, George said that I made him do it. [asked about his martial arts proficiency] Well, if you call brawling in Australian country pubs martial arts. They scored again because they got the right guy and a good movie. (In 1978) I hung around Australia for a long time a couple of years ago. [6][7][8], Lazenby moved to London in 1963 to pursue a woman with whom he'd fallen in love. Newly married to newspaper heiress Christina Gannett in 1971, and the father of two young children, son Zachary and daughter Melanie, Lazenby did what so many other actors had done before him - he waded into the waters of international moviemaking, where his name and status as a former Bond lent star power to many a low-budget genre film . Bond is a brute. Lazenby said he intended to make the next Bond film, which was to be The Man with the Golden Gun. Forever enshrined in the footnotes of pop culture history as the second actor to play James Bond on screen - and the one with the shortest tenure in the role - George Lazenby was a former model plucked from relative obscurity to replace Sean Connery as 007 in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969). (1998), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) -- (Movie Clip) I Suspect They're Trying To Kill Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) -- (Movie Clip) A Location Fix On Double-O-Seven, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Teresa Was A Saint, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) -- (Movie Clip) You Never Do Anything With Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Do Not Kill Me, Mr. Made film debut as a British Spy in the Italian-made Bond spoof "Marc Mato, Agente S.077", Became the highest-paid male model in the world, Cast as James Bond in the series' sixth film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"; became the only actor to have played the 007 agent in only one official Bond series film; nominated for a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer, Cast in the action-drama called "Universal Soldier"; also co-produced and co-wrote, Appeared in John Landis' "The Kentucky Fried Movie", Cast in what was to be his comeback role, co-starring with Bruce Lee in "Game of Death"; the sudden death of Lee delayed the films release and Lazenby was edited out of the final film, Appeared in the American TV drama "Evening at Byzantium", Played a senator in Peter Bogdanovich's black comedy "Saint Jack", Played the Aston Martin-driving 'JB' in "The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Contessa Teresa, Diana Rigg), whom we havent seen for ages, in. George Robert Lazenby Gender Male Age 78 Date of birth Tuesday 05 Sep 1939 Birth place Ovada Private Hospital, Goulburn, NSW, Australia Occupations Ski Instructor (Finished 1965 (bef.)) Watch pop music and learn what's going to happen. Lazenby won the role based on a screen-test fight scene, the strength of his interviews, fight skills and audition footage. All I need is the chance.[41]. Became engaged in 2001. He was soon earning 25,000 a year (515,000 today). Lazenby has portrayed James Bond several times over the years in numerous parodies and unofficial 007 roles, notably the 1983 television film The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Lazenby was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer. I just went where the flavor was at the time. In an exclusive interview with MailOnline last week Lazenby said he hadn't wanted the divorce to degenerate into a court battle. 'Melanie is always seeking revenge for that mistake,' he said. [13][15] Director Peter R. Hunt later said:.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, We wanted someone who oozed sexual assurance, and we think this fellow has that. 'I though you'd fall for that one - you idiot. She claims from the ages of 10 to 21 her father would 'frequently' attack her, hitting and slapping her and pinning her against walls. 2023 Turner Classic Movies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. There's always something you did wrong. They had 2 children, Zachary and Melanie (48). He moved to London, England in 1964, after serving in the Australian Army. I will never play him again. Then she jumped out and started shouting 'he's attacking me in the car!' If something good came along, I'd stay, though. Of course, the bigger issue was that Lazenby had announced before the movie even opened that he would not reprise the role the same move Connery had pulled two years earlier. I was terrified.'. He is a big fan of Australian tennis star. He was offered a seven-movie deal by the Bond producers, but quit the role because he felt that the tuxedo-clad Bond would die out in the new hippie culture that had permeated society in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Mechanic (Finished 1965 (bef.)) He appeared in a TV movie Cover Girls (1977). Height. There's an actual story here, one of the greatest casting stories ever told. Official Sites. Youve got to understand the story was good, and it had some substance while most of them, I hate to say, dont. Samuel Robert Lazenby , Zachary Lazenby . Served as a sergeant in the Australian Special Forces. Lazenby vehemently denies the allegations. Goulburn, Australia. That an actor played the role of James Bond just one time is of less interest than the fact that he was not, in fact, an actor. "I don't know him at all. Directors are. I did fear for the child's safety due to my own past experience with my Dad.'. His daughter Melanie Andrea, from his first marriage to Christina Gannett, was born on September 13, 1973. To view this content, please use one of the following compatible browsers: Forever enshrined in the footnotes of pop culture history as the second actor to play James Bond on screen - and the one with the shortest tenure in the role - George Lazenby was a former model plucked from relative obscurity to replace Sean Connery as 007 in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969). But OHMSS really is a marvelously rewatchable curiosity that looks and feels like no other entry in the long-running series. He served in the Australian Army, then afterwards worked as a car salesman and mechanic. 5 September 1939: Full name: George Robert Lazenby : Years active: 1965-2003, 2012-present: Spouse(s) Christina Gannett (1971-1995; divorced), Pam Shriver (2002-2008; divorced) Children: George Samuel Lazenby, Melanie . (Gourley's other credentials include having played Bond creator Ian Fleming on Drunk History and on the Superego podcast, a gift for mimicking accents, and Bond-geek superknowlege.) (On roles he's been offered) But it's all commercial rubbish, such as the guy getting the girl at the end of. In 1971, Lazenby married his first wife Christina Gannett - heiress to the publishing company Gannett - with whom he had two children, Zachary and Melanie. In 2017, a Hulu docudrama film, Becoming Bond, featured Lazenby recounting his life story and portrayal of Bond. [3], George Robert Lazenby was born on 5 September 1939 in Goulburn, New South Wales,[4] at Ovada Private Hospital, to railway worker George Edward Lazenby and Sheila Joan Lazenby (ne Bodel), who worked at a Fosseys retail store. Alas I cannot say the same for Cubby Broccoli. Daughter Melanie Lazenby, now 34, says Lazenby 'tormented me, humiliated me, hurt me physically, scarred me emotionally' and 'placed a feeling of fear and mistrust in me'. He is estimated to be the wealthiest actor to have played James Bond. 1995) . Anybody that knows me and has been around me knows that I walked away from it, which wasn't a smart thing to do from a career stand-point. In 1993, Lazenby had a part in the film Gettysburg as Confederate General Johnston Pettigrew. He said he had 18 films to consider. George Lazenby Wedding. Who is Christina Gannett dating? She couldn't drive the car properly and I got in to her about her drinking and things like that. Lazenby co-produced and co-wrote the picture, but the film did not have much of an impact at the box office. And the instant successes one usually associates with somebody who is willing to learn anyway. "[50], In the late 1970s Lazenby moved to Hollywood where he started taking acting lessons and set about trying to reactivate his career. Didn't they find Gary Cooper when he was an electrician? Courtesy: Everett Collection I know I can do it. In a statement released by his spokesman Michael Sands he said: 'I wish Christina would show me a medical report, x-rays and pictures that show I broke her nose. The couple have three children, including twins born in 2005. Shriver refutes a host of claims by Lazenby in the latest declarations. The controversial US oil plan explained. On the evening following their mysterious opening encounter on the beach, George Lazenby as James Bond (establishing himself with some baccarat chemin-de-fer in his first appearance in the role) again gets to rescue Diana Rigg as Teresa or, as shell explain, Tracy, in the sixth 007 feature, On his first trip to HQ in London in his only appearance as James Bond, George Lazenby nails the hat-toss, jousts with Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell) and M (Bernard Lee), and reaches an excellent outcome, and an opportunity to pursue Blofeld, in, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) -- (Movie Clip) A Well-Known Congenital Distinction, Complexity as Bond (George Lazenby), escorted by Yuri Borienko deeper into the secret Swiss Alpine lair, knows hes visiting the real Blofeld (Telly Savalas), who doesnt yet know Bond isnt the real genealogist Sir Hilary, come to consider his claim to a French noble title, in, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) -- (Original Trailer), Theres a case to be made that the producers overshot the mark in compensating for the absence of Sean Connery, in the sixth James Bond feature, giving George Lazenby possibly more promotion than he needed, in the ever-revaluated. 'He referred to that as "his Australian sense of humor" and said that "Americans had thin skin" if I would ask him to stop.'. He is the only actor, other than Sean Connery, to play James Bond to have served in the military and the only one to have served in any branch of the Special Forces as Bond did. Of course I wasn't invited as Peter was there. I cant say I was Richard Burton, or a great actor in it because it was my first acting experience, but I did carry the role. "When I tossed Bond in after one movie he said he'd make sure I never got another job," said Lazenby. Fantasy doesn't interest me. I've already put him behind me. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. [citation needed], Lazenby was told by Connery in a restaurant "you were good".[29]. His wife is Pam Shriver (m. 2002-2011), Christina Gannett (m. 1971-1995) Melanie says: 'Sadly, I have found that my Dad will often change the facts of the past to suit himself and I never sought an apology or acknowledgement of what happened after that. Some of this is just fan-protectiveness, naturally; die-hards will always want to claim that the obscure document most folks don't know is superior to the popular one that they do. By using this site, you agree to our updated, M and Q and Moneypenny (Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn and Lois Maxwell) express concern about 007, then we find him (George Lazenby, the first-ever new James Bond, in his Aston-Martin) pursuing Diana Rigg (as Teresa Tracy Draco in a Mercury) on the Portugese coast, opening, Abducted from a Portugese seaside resort by thugs reporting to European union-syndicate godfather Marc-Ange Draco (Gabriele Ferzetti), whose daughter (Diana Rigg) is his latest conquest, Bond (George Lazenby, in his first and only appearance as 007) frees himself to make inquiries, in, His false identity blown, trying to evade Blofelds thugs (Ilse Steppat et al), James Bond (George Lazenby) sneaks about the carnival at Lauterbrunnen (more precisley, Murren-Schilthorn, Switzerland), when hes rescued by Tracy (a.k.a. 6'2" (1.87m) Spouse. I had no idea where I was going when I got into the Bond film. If I could get a TV series or a good movie, I swear I'd do it for nothing. Melanie, who suffered from anorexia and bulimia from the age of 16, says Lazenby constantly told her she was not thin enough. | "[41], Lazenby next appeared in the 1972 Italian giallo film Who Saw Her Die? Lazenby looked great with long hair, and having him photographed this way might help alleviate any creeping sense of conservatism.) 'I did not have 'one' drink, while attending to Zack for eight years!' People came along and drank you dry. There is a great deal of difference between an actor and a film star. The laurel, and the picture itself, would be the last association with high-profile moviemaking in Lazenby's career. I'm sort of glad I did it and I know I won't have to do it again. George Robert Lazenby was born on the 5th September 1939, in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, and is an actor and former model, best known to the world for portraying Her statement says: 'I looked down for a second when I felt a hard blow from George to my face and I fell to the ground. During the 80's and 90's, Lazenby signed a contract with ABC's American . There were also reports that Monty Python's John Cleese wanted him to play Jesus Christ in their Biblical spoof "Life of Brian" (1979), but scheduling conflicts prevented him from taking the part. I didn't have a mind of my own, which was sad. After seeing Lazenby in a television commercial, producer Cubby Broccoli requested an interview and screen test. Explore; . [48] He also returned to modelling, appearing in a number of advertisements for Benson and Hedges cigarettes. (2016), Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation Amazon.com: Vintage photo of George Lazenby, actor from Australia with Christina Gannett. Christina Gannett is currently available. "Harry Saltzman had always said, 'If you don't do another Bond you'll wind up doing spaghetti westerns in Italy. : Home & Kitchen He did manage to secure roles in Hawaii Five-O and Evening in Byzantium. I tried to copy him when I played Bond because, after all, I wasn't an actor so I thought my best chance would be to try and be as close to Connery as I could. Indeed, due in no small part to Peter Hunt's inspired direction, OHMSS generally ranks among the top films with fans. [37] He grew his hair and a moustache and talked about rejecting the "trappings of materialism". [45], Instead it was announced Lazenby would make The Golden Needles of Ecstasy for Golden Harvest. Lazenby has ridden his various motorcycles across the United States, on three different occasions. (In 1978) I enjoy the States, to be quite honest about it. This account already exists. The lengths Lazenby went to to get the role included spending his last pounds on acquiring a tailor-made suit from Sean Connery's tailor, which was originally made for Connery, along with purchasing a very Bondish-looking Rolex watch.Lazenby quit the role of Bond right before the premiere of his only film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), citing he would get other acting roles, and that his Bond contract, which was fourteen pages thick, was too demanding on him.In his post-Bond career, Lazenby has acted in TV movies, commercials, various recurring roles in TV series, the film series "Emmanuelle", several Bond movie spoofs, TV guest appearances, provided voice for several animated movies and series, and several Hong Kong action films, using his martial arts expertise. I felt sorry for George, but I was afraid to get trapped in the closet with him in that state. One time, we were on location at an ice rink and Diana [Rigg] and Peter [Hunt] were drinking champagne inside. "They did exploit me -- they took advantage of my lack of experience. He was the second actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). He studied martial arts under, He was set to co-star in the biggest budgeted action/martial arts film of all time in 1973, along with. I can look back and laugh because I didn't hurt anyone except myself. 'I was surprised to learn that - at the age of 65 - that he was having another child. The documents were filed at Los Angeles Superior court along with Shriver's response to allegations made against her by Lazenby in his court declaration. Zachary, his son with Christina Gannett, died of brain cancer when he was 20 years old in 1994. pauline hanson dancing with the stars; just jerk dance members; what happens if a teacher gets a dui [38][39], Lazenby made another film a year after On Her Majesty's Secret Service Universal Soldier (1971), which he helped write. I think James Bond is great, but some of his little idiosyncracies I don't like, such as champagne and caviar, which I can't stand. I am not sure if the gun was loaded or unloaded. Reality does. His priorities shifted to real estate, which made him exceptionally wealthy and the owner of several expensive homes in America as well as in Hong Kong and Australia. "[50] However the movie was never made. synergy rv transport pay rate; stephen randolph todd. He was a martial arts instructor in the Australian army, and holds more than one black belt in the martial arts. (1983), Saint Jack So, when she got in the car, I went for her. (The Bond company, so to speak.). I was socking the bottle like crazy. When he was young he spent 18 months in hospital after having an operation which left him with only half a kidney. Melanie is one of Manhattan's top real estate agents, and in May 2013 was the broker for the sale of a unique, block-long, $10 million condominium apartment to, He was the youngest actor to play James Bond, being 30 when, Son: George Samuel Lazenby (b. Lazenby and Master's son was ill for eight years from the age of 11 until his death at 19. 'I never left George until after our son passed away and our daughter was 21 years old, out of fear that he meant what he said and would follow through on it.'. Nobody believed me. Lazenby was paid $50,000 to portray James Bond. "[47], In the end, Lazenby did not make Golden Needles but shot three other films for Golden Harvest, Stoner (1974) (aka The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss), The Man from Hong Kong (1975) (also known as The Dragon Flies), and A Queen's Ransom (1976). $20 million. 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