Ruby Nanette Bernadette Theresa Fabares was born on Oct. 27, 1920, in San Diego. She went to New York soon after with the Hollywood revue, "Meet the People," remaining there to become one of Broadway's most versatile stars. My hearing kept going down. In Westinghouse Playhouse, NanetteFabray playedNan McGovern, a successful Broadway star who marries Dan (Wendell Corey) and then discovers his two children didnt know he was getting married. I am now 85 years old. Entdecke Press Photo Nanette Fabray & son Jamie Lorne MacDougall pose together on couch in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! The film included the number Triplets, in which she, Fred Astaire and Jack Buchanan played infants, with adult-size heads and torsos but short, stubby baby legs. Nanette's death was confirmed by her son Dr. Jamie MacDougall. I have always loved her! Ms. Fabray grew up with an undiagnosed hearing loss, which later was addressed by surgery. She was also kind and gracious offstage, devoting time not only to me, but also with my parents and my aunts, with her good humor and natural charm. She was in several more Broadway musical comedies including Lets Face It! Fabray was born Ruby Nanette Bernadette Theresa Fabres on Oct . in Theatre Arts: Production/Performance, B.A. "So the buildup didn't go anywhere except to lead me back to New York.". Ms. Fabray recalled that her other childhood job was ironing lodgers shirts. her son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall . Finally, her husband, screen writer-director Ranald MacDougall, persuaded her to get a hearing aid. I would love to contact Nannette Fabray. He died in 1973. Nanette Fabray (born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares; October 27, 1920 - February 22, 2018) was an American actress, . "High Button Shoes," was one of her best-known Broadway shows, and a New York Times review of the time singled out Fabray in particular, saying she "sings the principal songs with a good voice and in a jaunty manner.". Nanette Fabrays parents divorced in 1929; the Great Depression was on, and the family ran a boarding house in their home. She made her professional stage debut as "Miss New Years Eve 1923" at the Million Dollar Theater at the age of three. ", And in the 1990s Fabray played mother to Shelley Fabares, her real-life niece, in the hit sitcom "Coach.". Gallaudet University, chartered in 1864, is a private university for deaf and hard of hearing students. "She was an extraordinary woman. Nanette Fabray was born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares October 27, 1920 in San Diego, California. Below, a perky and charming Nanette Fabray was the mystery guest on an episode ofWhats My Line in 1956. Fabray also hosted the Massey Family at her home in California for Christmas. Fabray has never remarried. During a Casual Afternoon Drive, Actress Nanette Fabray Spotted a Ranch House in the PalisadesAnd Parked There for Half a Century By MICHAEL OLDHAM | Special to the Palisadian-Post One Sunday afternoon in 1963, beloved television entertainer Nanette Fabray was on a drive around Pacific Palisades with her husband, Ranald MacDougall. It was a relaxed affair: [] Geni requires JavaScript! ", Other TV appearances included "Laramie," ''Burke's Law," ''The Girl From U.N.C.L.E" AND "Love, American Style. She had one son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall, who survives her, as does Fabares and her husband, actor Mike Farrell. Ms. Fabrays family, including her son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall, have asked that memorial contributions be made to Gallaudet University. and later a panelist on Match Game in 1973. She was a resident of Pacific Palisades, California, and was the aunt of singer/actress Shelley Fabares. FILE - In this Dec. 10, 1955 file photo, actress Nanette Fabray poses as she leaves Mt. "She was an extraordinary . "She was an extraordinary woman. Carol Burnett was a friend of Fabrays, and during one of her Fabrays appearances on The Carol Burnett Show, Burnett planted an audience memberto request that Fabray perform Somewhere Over the Rainbowin sign language, which she did. She attended Los Angeles Junior College and studied acting with the Austrian-born director Max Reinhardt, but she had academic difficulties because of an undiagnosed hearing problem. She was 97. Her first movie role was as a lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939). Nanette Fabray is the star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was 97. President, Irving Berlins last Broadway show. She also made appearances with The Golden Girls alumniin the sequelsitcomThe Golden Palace,starring Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty, Don Cheadle, and Cheech Marin, with Harold Gould. [2] Comenz a ser conocida como Nanette por su tercer nombre y por una querida ta de San Diego, cuyo nombre tambin era Nanette.Pero a lo largo de la vida, el apodo que prefera . Nanette Fabray (born October 27, 1920) is an American actress, dancer and singer. Fabray's son, Dr. Jamie McDougall, confirmed her death to the New York Times on Friday. Her final Broadway appearance went less well: No Hard Feelings, a 1973 comedy that also starred Eddie Albert, closed after opening night. Her marriage experiences in general are quite good. Dave Tebet was the first husband, and Ranald MacDougall was the second. I fell in love with you in "High Button Shoes". in Physical Education and Recreation, Interdisciplinary Studies: Infants, Toddlers and their Families Masters of Arts Program, M.A. Nanette Fabray (born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares;[1] October 27, 1920 February 22, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer. "In school I would try my best but I would fail course after course," she said in a 1967 interview. After the Caesar show, Ms. Fabray attempted a sitcom of her own, but The Nanette Fabray Show (1961), also known as Westinghouse Playhouse, lasted less than a season. According to her Associated Press obituary, Fabray died at her home in Palos Verdes Estates, with her son describing the cause as "old age.". 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. [15] In 2001, she wrote to advice columnist Dear Abby to decry the loud background music played on television programs. Ms. Fabray continued to do stage work (in 2007 she appeared in The Damsel Dialogues in Sherman Oaks, Calif.), but said more than once that live television was her first love. Nanette Fabray had worked with actor Harold Gould before, when she starred in the TV movieThe Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979). . Looking for Jamie Macdougall online? She managed to get by in adulthood by making her family and friends speak up. Nanette Fabray has died at the age of 97. . When I interviewed Fabray, she always emphasized the importance of using her career and talents not only to entertain, but also as platform to educate and raise awareness. ), First published on February 24, 2018 / 12:52 PM. I had the good fortune to interview her a couple times throughout the years, and Fabray was proud to say she had a special family connection to Northwest Indiana. It was her seventh Broadway show and followed her success in Jule Styne and Sammy Cahns High Button Shoes the season before. [22] In 1986, she received a Life Achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild. Nanette Fabray had also begun dating screenwriter Ranald MacDougall (Mildred Pierce) in 1956; whenFabray and her husband David Tebet were active on the New York social scene in the late 1940s and early 1950s, theyd often meet screenwriter Ranald MacDougall and his wife Lucille Brophy at theatrical parties. Each nose jobmade Nanette Fabrays nose smaller. She may be best known to the American public for her frequent appearances on The Hollywood Squares; it is said that she always signed Hello when introduced. The more rigid mine got the less I heard.. In zweiter Ehe war sie von 1957 bis zu seinem Tod 1973 mit dem Filmemacher Ranald MacDougall verheiratet; sie bekamen ein Kind. Both Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. It was a revelation to me. in Deaf Studies: Language and Human Rights, M.A. Delightfully charming. Ms. Fabray was 21 when she appeared in her first Broadway show, Lets Face It, (1941), a musical comedy, starring Danny Kaye and Eve Arden, about three married women who hire soldiers as escorts. While Fabray loved doing live theater, including her final role on stage in "The Damsel Dialogues" in Los Angeles in 2007, she always said her first love was live television. [citation needed], She was awarded the President's Distinguished Service Award and the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award for her long efforts on behalf of the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Although she continued to work on Broadway after her Tony win, Ms. Fabray began concentrating on television. Other recurring game show appearances by Fabray included participation in Password, I've Got a Secret, He Said, She Said, and Celebrity Bowling. Fabray's only child, her beloved son Dr. Jamie MacDougall, who made the announcement of his mother's death last week, married Cathy Massey, daughter of Sharon and Carroll Massey of Portage. She said the third Emmy came 10 months after she departed from the show, which she later revealed was because she was fired after her agent made demands the show's producers thought "unreasonable" for a third season contract. ( Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. Update: Nanette Fabray has died on February 22, 2018 at the age of 97, of natural causes according to her son Dr. Jamie MacDougall. Her father, Raul, was a train engineer; her mother, the former Lily McGovern, took in boarders. famed screenwriter and director, in 1957. 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Daughter of Bernard Raoul Fabares and Lillian (Lillie) Agnes Fabares Fabray died Thursday at her home in Palos Verdes Estates, her son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall, told The Associated Press. He said the cause was old age. Most recently, Nanette Fabrays fans could see her in the TV movie Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015) and look for her in the documentary Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2016). She went on to star on Broadway in such musicals as "Bloomer Girl," ''High Button Shoes" and "Mr. President," playing first lady to Robert Ryan's commander-in-chief. Nanette Fabray has died at the age of 97. . The film in one scene featured Fabray, Astaire, and Buchanan performing the classic comedic musical number "Triplets", which was also included in That's Entertainment, Part II. 50+ World editor & baby boomer writer Anita Hamilton has always been interested in the "real people" stories behind the characters that create and inhabit the world of music, books, movies, television shows, current events, history, etc. Fabray's son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall, . in Counseling: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.A. A forward-thinking proponent of total communication and teaching the deaf language and communication in any way possible, including American Sign Language and not just the oralism method of the time, Fabray was one of, if not the first, to use sign language on [live] television,[14] something which she continued to showcase on many programs on which she made appearances, including the Carol Burnett Show, Match Game '73, and I've Got a Secret. In 1957 she married MacDougall, whose writing credits include the 1963 Elizabeth Taylor film "Cleopatra." Besides her son, Ms. Fabray is survived by two grandchildren. Fabray's first marriage, to TV executive David Tebet, ended in divorce. A first ear operation on Nanette Fabrays right ear in 1956 was followed by another in 1958, which was successful in restoring her to only 30% hearing loss in her right ear. I hope all of us can look back on our lives and be able to say that at the end of our lives.". 8 Delaware Valley in the NCAA first round, B.A. Tiffany Williams, '89, Chair of the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees wrote: "We thank Nanette Fabray for her long service on behalf of Gallaudet University and the deaf and hard of hearing community . "In school I would try my best but I would fail course after course," she said in a 1967 interview. Nanette was the widow (since 1973) of writer and sometime director/producer Ranald MacDougall, appearing in a few of his credited works, including the film The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970), the TV pilot Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966) and the TV-movie Magic Carpet (1972). Fabray died Thursday at her home in Palos Verdes Estates, her son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall, told The Associated Press. [5] Fabray continued to tour in musicals for many years, appearing in such shows as Wonderful Town and No, No, Nanette. In 1989 alone, sheguest-starred on The Munsters Todaywith John Schuck (McMillan & Wife) and Lee Meriwether (Barnaby Jones); starred in the feature film comedy Personal Exemptions (1989); and replaced Jo Anne Worley on Broadway inPrince of Central Park. Nanette Fabray was born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares October 27, 1920 in San Diego, California. Throughout her career, she remained an advocate for funding research for to help those living with the challenges of hearing impairment. (Oct 1941-Mar 1943) starring Danny Kaye; and By Jupiter (June 1942-June 1943) with Ray Bolger. All these years I had thought I was stupid, but in reality, I just had a hearing problem." Nonagenarian Nanette Fabray has been recognized for her advocacy and humanitarian work with the Presidents Distinguished Service Award, the Screen Actors Guild Humanitarian Award, and the Public Service Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology (ear, eye, nose and throat specialists). Her son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall, confirmed her death. Tiffany Williams, 89, Chair of the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees wrote: We thank Nanette Fabray for her long service on behalf of Gallaudet University and the deaf and hard of hearing community, and send our heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. Nanette Fabray was born in 1920 and performed in vaudeville as a child. She also appeared on Your Show of Shows as a guest star opposite Sid Caesar. In 1939, a now adult 18-year-old Nanette Fabray began appearing in plays and had her first credited movie roles that year as part of a 6 month contract with Warner Bros. She was Mistress Margaret Radcliffe, in the biographical period drama The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), starring Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Olivia de Havilland; Alan Hale Jr. (Gilligans Island) and Vincent Price were also in the cast. ). On the PBS program Pioneers of Television: Sitcoms, Mary Tyler Moore credited Fabray with inspiring her trademark comedic crying technique. He said the cause was old age. I was so neurotically involved with my problem, so totally self-involved, so insecure, it destroyed our life together., Nanette Fabray began to wear discreet hearing aids, and said Wearing a hearing aid for the first time is like coming out of the dark its blinding.. Fabray left the show after a misunderstanding when her business manager, unbeknownst to her, made unreasonable demands for her third-season contract. "She was very instrumental in advocating for the rights of the deaf and hearing impaired. The bad newsGoodrich Center for the Deaf in Fort Worth, Texas will shut down and close for good and really hurt to deaf community. She wore it offstage and on and talked openly about her disability on behalf of organizations concerned with hearing loss. Thank you for sharing your talent and bring so much happiness to people and for your help with people with hearing problems! This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. All these years I had thought I was stupid, but in reality I just had a hearing problem., (Nanette Fabray 1950Photo: Marcus Blechman). Fabray died Thursday at her home in Palos Verdes Estates, her son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall, told The Associated Press. The show, which was performed at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, California, focused on women's issues with life, love, loss, and the workplace. The couple was married from 1957 until his death in 1973. All rights reserved. She received the Gallaudet College Theatre Humanitarian Award, the Womens International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award, the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award, and the U.S. Presidents Distinguished Service Award. Mayor Lori Lightfoots campaign spending outpacing how much shes raising, US and Chinese officials discuss climate, economy and their relationship, Court to hear appeal of ex-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin in murder of George Floyd, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. "Love Life," a 1948 show with songs by Alan Jay Lerner and Kurt Weill, won her a Tony in 1949 as best actress in a musical. Nanette Fabray at the National Rose Show at the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York, Nov. 9, 1942. Fabrays last appearance on Broadway was as a 77-year-old septuagenarian senior in The Bermuda Avenue Triangle (1997) with co-star Joseph Bologna. Her net worth has been growing significantly . "She just exuded warmth, wit, charm, love, and she touched so many people in so many ways. Mr. MacDougall died in 1973. In 1949, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Susan Cooper in the Kurt Weill/Alan Jay Lerner musical Love Life. Jack Zwillinger/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Fabray has had four operations on her ears to restore hearing, and used hearing aids when she needed them, during her career. The next year, Ms. Fabray won another Emmy for the series, 10 months after she had been dismissed by the producers. As the 1970s ended, Nanette Fabray became a regular on the Bonnie Franklin TV series One Day at a Time (1979-1984), appearing as Grandma Katherine Romano. A full listing of her film and television credits appears at the Internet Movie Database. Ms. Fabray grew up with an undiagnosed hearing loss, which later was corrected by surgery.She quickly became an advocate for deaf and hard of hearing people. Nanette Fabray, the charming actress who spent almost her entire life in the spotlight, died on Feb. 22. Nanette grew up with her family in Los Angeles and under her stage mothers guidance, studied tap dancing with the likes of famed African-American tap dancer Bill Bojangles Robinson. She wore it offstage and on and talked openly about her disability on behalf of organizations concerned with hearing loss. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. She also guest-starred opposite the late, great Bea Arthur in a 1977 episode of the hit series "Maude," playing a high school pal of the series' title character, who surprises all at a 30th class reunion announcing she is a stroke survivor. ", And in the 1990s Fabray played mother to Shelley Fabares, her real-life niece, in the hit sitcom "Coach.". Home page of jamie MacDougall, a classical artist from Glasgow. Later, she realized she had only avoided being directly impaled because of the position she happened to have been in at the time (bending over as opposed to standing up straight). Movie & Performing Arts Seniors Discounts - Canada, Most Decorated Canadian: William George Barker, Healthy Aging: Food Deserts & Alternatives, Hobbies That Contribute to Aging Wellness, Retirement Downsizing: Making Less Do More, Divorcing & Moving? prince's favorite restaurant in minneapolis. Baby boomer fans caught Nanette Fabray in the TV comedy movieHappy Anniversary and Goodbye(1974), in which she co-starred with Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy), Art Carney (The Honeymooners), Peter Marshall (The Hollywood Squares), and Don Porter (Gidget). Copyright 2023 Gallaudet University. She appeared in guest-starring roles on Burke's Law, Love, American Style, Maude, The Love Boat, and Murder, She Wrote. How is she doing? . Raised by what would now likely be known as a "stage mother", Fabray herself was not much interested in show business until later on, and never believed in pushing children into performing at a young age, instead wishing for them to be able to live out their childhoods as opposed to having to deal with adult concerns at a young age. Required fields are marked *. On Caesars Hour, Fabrays co-stars included up and coming comedy writer-actor Carl Reiner. Fabray was just 3 when she launched her career as Vaudeville singer-dancer Baby Nanette. I love musical comedies and saw many shows in NYC. She worked again with Jim Backus and Wally Cox two years later, in the romantic comedy TV movie Magic Carpet (1972)starring Susan Saint James. My God, I thought, you dont share that terrible kind of information. "She had such an amazing life professionally, but I think if she could say what she wanted to be remembered for it would be more for her humanitarian work," said her son. ", Other TV appearances included "Laramie," ''Burke's Law," ''The Girl From U.N.C.L.E" AND "Love, American Style. Nanette Fabray, the Tony Award winning actress and three-time Emmy winner, has died. KDES | PK-8th Grade School (D.C. Metro Area), MSSD | 9th-12th Grade School (Nationwide), Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive Excellence, Marketing, Communications, and Undergraduate Admissions, Our 10-Year Vision: The Gallaudet Promise, Athletics Department launches new website, Annual Report of Achievements, MSCHE Self-Study Report to be available in January, Gallaudet receives award from Students Learn Students Vote Coalition, Professional Headshots (Registration Required), Gallaudet falls to No. She went on to four decades of television movies and guest appearances on series, including Love, American Style, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (as Ms. Moores mother), One Day at a Time (as Bonnie Franklins mother) and the 1990s sitcom Coach, on which she played the mother of her real-life niece Shelley Fabares. He explained that the stapes, a bone in my inner ear, the smallest bone in the body, was being calcified and so made rigid.We hear when the stapes vibrates. Years later she said she had been fired because her agent made demands for her third-season contract that the producers considered unreasonable. Sorry, but Senior City does not have current contact information for Nanette Fabray. She appeared in two additional movies that year for Warner Bros., The Monroe Doctrine (short) and A Child Is Born, but was not signed to a long-term studio contract. The pairing of the couple was envious. Your email address will not be published. 1951 July 1951). Even then, Fabray and MacDougal had an instant connection that she has described as mutual admiration. After this separation, though, Ranald MacDougall came to her life. "Love Life," a 1948 show with songs by Alan Jay Lerner and Kurt Weill, won her a Tony in 1949 as best actress in a musical. She had a final operation to try to bring her nose back to its natural shape. Fabray was born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares on October 27, 1920, in San Diego, to Lily Agnes (McGovern), a housewife, and Raoul Bernard Fabares, a train conductor.[2]. BREAKING: Microsoft will lay off 10,000 workers, citing concern about a possible recession. . She had to be closely directed and coached, fed line-by-line, as she could not remember any of her lines or cues due to the concussion. The Times described it as "swift and insane, like a jiggly old film," calling it an inspired bit of animated entertainment. in Secondary Education and Deaf Education, M.S. Without a doubt, things were pretty good for them when luck had other ideas. In 1953, Fabray played her best-known screen role as a Betty Comden-like playwright in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical The Band Wagon with Fred Astaire and Jack Buchanan. Ms. Fabray's family, including her son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall, have asked that memorial contributions be made to Gallaudet University. This award is still being given today. Her daughter, Jamie Macdougal, is also a gifted child. She was 97, and her death was confirmed by her son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall. [22], American actress, singer and dancer (1920-2018), Learn how and when to remove this template message, Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There, "Nanette Fabray, Star of TV and Stage Comedies, Dies at 97", "Nanette Fabray, star of stage, screen and TV's 'One Day at a Time,' dies at 97", "Hoofer at Heart, Funny Lady on the Stage: Performance: Comedic roles gravitate to actress-tap dancer Nanette Fabray. He said the cause was old age. The exuberant, indefatigable actress-singer Nanette Fabray, a Tony and Emmy winner, a star of Vincente Minnelli's golden-age musical "The Band Wagon" and a longtime presence on television . Fabray died Thursday at her home in Palos Verdes Estates, her son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall, told The Associated Press. As a septuagenarian senior citizen, Nanettes baby boomer fans could see her in the 1990s on screen in episodic television work that included a guest-starring turn onMurder, She Wrote starring Angela Lansbury. "She just exuded warmth, wit, charm, love, and she touched so many people in so many ways. [3] She spent much of her childhood appearing in vaudeville productions as a dancer and singer under the name "Baby Nan." [12] In 1978, during the filming of Harper Valley PTA, Fabray suffered a second major concussion when she was knocked over, hitting her neck on the sidewalk and the back of her head on a rock. Fabray, who also had her own short-lived TV show in the 1960s as well as a recurring role on the sitcom "One Day at a Time" in the 1970s and 1980s, died on Thursday of natural causes, her son . I was in a play with Nanette in Houston in 1981. Fabray, who later portrayed the mother of Bonnie Franklin's character on the CBS sitcom One Day at a Time, died Thursday at her home in Palos Verdes, California, her son, Jamie MacDougall, told . [10] Longtime neighbors, Fabray was associated with Ronald Reagan's campaign for the governorship of California in 1966. her son, Jamie MacDougall, said. [16] A founding member of the National Captioning Institute,[1] she also was one of the first big names[17] to bring awareness to the need for media closed-captioning. Nanette Fabray, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical comedy star whose work with Sid Caesar on the classic 1950s TV comedy-variety show "Caesar's Hour" earned her three Emmy Awards and a lifetime of television work, has died. "High Button Shoes," was one of her best-known Broadway shows, and a New York Times review of the time singled out Fabray in particular, saying she "sings the principal songs with a good voice and in a jaunty manner.". AfterNanette Fabray turned the corner into her 50+ years in 1970, her senior citizen and baby boomer fans could see her in several feature films and TV movies. The show also featured a complex, lengthy dance scene choreographed by Jerome Robbins that parodied Mack Sennett silent film comedies. A lifelong love of research (ok, nosiness) and writing, combined with a loving and supportive family complete with 3 mini-dachshund minions, keeps her busy. Nanette Fabray, a child performer in the 1920s who went on to star in Broadway musicals, dance with Fred Astaire on the big screen and win three Emmy Awards working with Sid Caesar during television's Golden Age, has died at the age of 97, media reports said. Wife of Private and Ranald MacDougall She eventually was diagnosed with a conductive hearing loss (due to congenital, progressive otosclerosis) in her twenties after an acting teacher encouraged her to get her hearing tested. Nanette made the best of a bad situation. 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