Matthew Modine
American actor
As a kind person who cared for others.
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Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
As an accomplished dancer and tennis player, because I do neither, so my loved ones would be very confused.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗
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Just to be remembered at all would be enough.
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My mother, Hannah: nearly 82, mother of four, homemaker, retired GP and knitter extraordinaire.
Lack of magnesium.
Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West).
The Guardian’s review of my book.
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