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1942
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1942
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1943
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1943
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1943
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1944
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1944
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1945
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1946
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1967
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1965
22 of 32 Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images
1951
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1967
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1970
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2012
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1990
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2003
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2003
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1991
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