Claude Gillingwater

Claude Gillingwater

Tall, balding character actor in US films from 1921 until the year he died, usually portraying obstinate or irascible types. A man so disagreeable on celluloid, Claude Gillingwater's characters seemed to subsist on a steady diet of persimmons. Fondly recalled as the cranky old skinflint whose seemingly cold heart could only be warmed by the actions of a cute little tyke, the tall and rangy Gillingwater invariably played much older than he was. He, with the omnipresent bushy brows, crop of silver hair and perpetually sour puss, had a much more versatile career than perhaps realized -- on both stage and in film. Most assuredly, this caustic screen image he perfected belied a softer, gentler off-screen demeanor for he was a kind and sympathetic gent and devoted husband to wife Carlyn Stiletz (or Stellith). Their only child, Claude Gillingwater Jr., briefly became an actor himself. Sadly, Gillingwater Sr.'s thriving character career ended on a grim and tragic note in 1939. A serious accident on the movie set of the picture Florida Special (1936) (he fell from a platform and injured his back) damaged his health and threatened his career, and the death of his long-time wife Carlyn left him irrevocably depressed. Fearing the possibility of becoming an invalid and wishing not to become a serious burden to anyone, the 69-year-old actor committed suicide at his Beverly Hills home with a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. Gillingwater left a fine Hollywood legacy and the fun of some of his old films is watching his vinegar turn to sugar. Date of Birth 2 August 1870, Louisiana, Missouri Date of Death 2 November 1939, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California  (suicide)

  • Igoa: Claude Gillingwater
  • Lauiloa: 3.095
  • Lauiloa mo: Acting
  • Aso fanau: 1870-08-01
  • Nofoaga fanau ai: Louisiana, Missouri, USA
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  • Faʻailoa foi O: Claude Benton Gillingwater, Claude Gillingwater Sr.
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Claude Gillingwater Tifaga

  • 1937
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    Conquest

    Conquest

    6.7 1937 HD

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  • 1926
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    That's My Baby

    That's My Baby

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1938
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    Just Around the Corner

    Just Around the Corner

    5.5 1938 HD

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  • 1922
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    Fools First

    Fools First

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1935
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    Together We Live

    Together We Live

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1938
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    There Goes My Heart

    There Goes My Heart

    7.2 1938 HD

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  • 1921
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    My Boy

    My Boy

    5.9 1921 HD

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  • 1929
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    Stark Mad

    Stark Mad

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  • 1936
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    The Prisoner of Shark Island

    The Prisoner of Shark Island

    6.9 1936 HD

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  • 1934
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    Green Eyes

    Green Eyes

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1933
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    I Loved a Woman

    I Loved a Woman

    4.8 1933 HD

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  • 1931
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    Illicit

    Illicit

    5.8 1931 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Great Divide

    The Great Divide

    5 1929 HD

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  • 1935
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    Mississippi

    Mississippi

    6.7 1935 HD

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  • 1929
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    So Long Letty

    So Long Letty

    5.9 1929 HD

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  • 1933
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    Before Midnight

    Before Midnight

    3.8 1933 HD

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  • 1921
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    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    7 1921 HD

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  • 1934
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    In Love with Life

    In Love with Life

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1933
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    Back Page

    Back Page

    6.2 1933 HD

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  • 1936
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    Ticket to Paradise

    Ticket to Paradise

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  • 1931
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    Gold Dust Gertie

    Gold Dust Gertie

    3 1931 HD

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  • 1933
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    Ann Carver's Profession

    Ann Carver's Profession

    5.5 1933 HD

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    Winds of Chance

    Winds of Chance

    4.8 1925 HD

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  • 1930
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    Dumb-bells in Ermine

    Dumb-bells in Ermine

    4 1930 HD

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    The Flirting Widow

    The Flirting Widow

    4 1930 HD

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  • 1931
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    Daddy Long Legs

    Daddy Long Legs

    4 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    Running Hollywood

    Running Hollywood

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1938
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    Little Miss Broadway

    Little Miss Broadway

    6.6 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Kiss Me Again

    Kiss Me Again

    6 1931 HD

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  • 1924
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    Daddies

    Daddies

    5 1924 HD

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  • 1935
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    Calm Yourself

    Calm Yourself

    4.5 1935 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Wide Open Spaces

    The Wide Open Spaces

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1935
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    Baby Face Harrington

    Baby Face Harrington

    4.8 1935 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Captain Hates the Sea

    The Captain Hates the Sea

    6.5 1934 HD

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  • 1922
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    Remembrance

    Remembrance

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  • 1923
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    The Christian

    The Christian

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1933
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    Skyway

    Skyway

    5.2 1933 HD

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  • 1925
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    A Thief in Paradise

    A Thief in Paradise

    6 1925 HD

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  • 1936
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    Poor Little Rich Girl

    Poor Little Rich Girl

    6.6 1936 HD

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  • 1923
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    Three Wise Fools

    Three Wise Fools

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1924
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    How to Educate a Wife

    How to Educate a Wife

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1934
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    Strange Wives

    Strange Wives

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1923
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    Souls for Sale

    Souls for Sale

    6.2 1923 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Strangers' Banquet

    The Strangers' Banquet

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Show-Off

    The Show-Off

    5.7 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    City Limits

    City Limits

    4 1934 HD

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  • 1939
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    Cafe Society

    Cafe Society

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    Florida Special

    Florida Special

    6 1936 HD

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  • 1938
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    A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford

    6.7 1938 HD

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  • 1926
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    45 Minutes from Hollywood

    45 Minutes from Hollywood

    5 1926 HD

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  • 1929
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    Mexicali Rose

    Mexicali Rose

    5.2 1929 HD

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  • 1931
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    Compromised

    Compromised

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Woman in Red

    The Woman in Red

    6.1 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    Counterfeit

    Counterfeit

    6 1936 HD

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  • 1927
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    Husbands for Rent

    Husbands for Rent

    1 1927 HD

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    Barbed Wire

    Barbed Wire

    6.2 1927 HD

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  • 1934
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    Unknown Blonde

    Unknown Blonde

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1937
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    Top of the Town

    Top of the Town

    5.2 1937 HD

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  • 1923
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    Tiger Rose

    Tiger Rose

    4.5 1923 HD

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  • 1925
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    Seven Sinners

    Seven Sinners

    6 1925 HD

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  • 1927
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    Naughty But Nice

    Naughty But Nice

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1925
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    We Moderns

    We Moderns

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1928
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    Women They Talk About

    Women They Talk About

    1 1928 HD

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    Stolen Kisses

    Stolen Kisses

    5 1929 HD

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    Glad Rag Doll

    Glad Rag Doll

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Gorilla

    The Gorilla

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Avenger

    The Avenger

    6 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    You Can't Buy Everything

    You Can't Buy Everything

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1923
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    Crinoline and Romance

    Crinoline and Romance

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1931
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    How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie'

    How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie'

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1928
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    Oh Kay!

    Oh Kay!

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Conquering Horde

    The Conquering Horde

    5 1931 HD

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  • 1936
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    Wives Never Know

    Wives Never Know

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1923
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    A Chapter in Her Life

    A Chapter in Her Life

    5.5 1923 HD

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  • 1926
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    Into Her Kingdom

    Into Her Kingdom

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1924
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    Madonna of the Streets

    Madonna of the Streets

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1925
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    Cheaper to Marry

    Cheaper to Marry

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1927
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    Fast and Furious

    Fast and Furious

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1923
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    Dulcy

    Dulcy

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1935
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    A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

    6.742 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    Can This Be Dixie?

    Can This Be Dixie?

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1924
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    Idle Tongues

    Idle Tongues

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1929
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    Smiling Irish Eyes

    Smiling Irish Eyes

    1 1929 HD

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