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John F. Seitz Biography (1892-1979)
Born June 23, 1892, in Chicago, IL; died, February 27, 1979, in Woodland, CA;brother of George B. Seitz (a director); married, Marie Boyle, 1934. Career: Cinematographer. Worked for St. Louis Motion Picture Company as laboratory technician, 1909; joined Metro Pictures, 1916; President, American Society of Cinematographers, 1929-30. Credited with many technical innovations: invented the matte shot (pre-photographed backgrounds with action foregrounds); held eighteen patents on photographic inventions; retired, 1960. Awards,Honors: Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, 1930, for TheDivine Lady; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography--black-and-white, 1943, for Five Graves to Cairo; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography--black-and-white, 1945, for Double Indemnity; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography--black-and-white, 1946, for The Lost Weekend; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography--black-and-white, 1950, for Sunset Boulevard; Academy Award nomination (shared with W. Howard Greene), best cinematography--color, 1951, for When Worlds Collide;Academy Award nomination, best cinematography--black-and-white, 1954, for Rogue Cop..
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Cinematographer
- Birth Details
- June 23, 1892
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Death Details
- February 27, 1979
- Woodland, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
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Director of Photography
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Ranger of Lonesome Gulf, 1913
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The Quagmire, 1913
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Edged Tools, 1915
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Souls in Pawns, 1917
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Whose Wife?, 1917
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Beauty and the Rogue, Mutual Film Corporation, 1918
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Powers That Prey, Mutual Film Corporation, 1919
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Hearts Are Trumps, Metro Pictures Corporation, 1920
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Shores Acres, Metro Pictures Corporation, 1920
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Stokey Video, 1921
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Uncharted Seas, Metro Pictures Corporation, 1921
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The Conquering Power, Metro Pictures Corporation, 1921
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Trifling Women, Metro Pictures Corporation, 1922
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The Prisoner of Zenda, Metro Pictures Corporation, 1922
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Turn to the Right, Metro Pictures Corporation, 1922
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Where the Pavement Ends, Metro Pictures Corporation, 1923
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Scaramouche, Metro Pictures Corporation, 1923
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The Arab, Metro Pictures Corporation, 1924
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The Price of a Party, Associated Exhibitors, 1924
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Classmates, First National Pictures, 1924
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Mare Nostrum, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1926
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The Magician, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1926
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The Fair Co-Ed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1927
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The Patsy (also known as The Politic Flapper), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1928
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Across to Singapore, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1928
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Outcast, First National Pictures, 1928
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Adoration, First National Pictures, 1928
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Saturday's Children, First National Pictures, 1929
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Her Private Life, First National Pictures, 1929
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The Divine Lady, First National Pictures, 1929
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The Trail of '98, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929
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The Squall, First National Pictures, 1929
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Careers, First National Pictures, 1929
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Hard to Get, First National Pictures, 1929
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A Most Immoral Lady, First National Pictures, 1929
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The Painted Angel (also known as The Broadway Hostess), Warner Bros., 1929
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Back Pay, Warner Bros., 1930
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In the Next Room, First National Pictures, 1930
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Murder Will Out, First National Pictures, 1930
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Sweethearts and Wives, First National Pictures, 1930
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Road to Paradise, Warner Bros./First National Pictures, 1930
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The Bad Man, First National Pictures, 1930
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Kismet, First National Pictures, 1930
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Young Sinners, Fox Film Corporation, 1931
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Over the Hill, Fox Film Corporation, 1931
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Misbehaving Ladies, Warner Bros., 1931
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Merely Mary Ann, Fox Film Corporation, 1931
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Men of the Sky, Warner Bros., 1931
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Hush Money, Fox Film Corporation, 1931
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East Lynne, Fox Film Corporation, 1931
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The Right of Way, Warner Bros./First National Pictures, 1931
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The Age for Love, United Artists, 1931
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The Woman in Room 13, Fox Film Corporation, 1932
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Six Hours to Live, Fox Film Corporation, 1932
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A Passport to Hell, Fox Film Corporation, 1932
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Careless Lady, Fox Film Corporation, 1932
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She Wanted a Millionaire, Fox Film Corporation, 1932
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Paddy the Next Best Thing, Fox Film Corporation, 1933
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Mr. Skitch, Fox Film Corporation, 1933
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Ladies They Talked About (also known as Women in Prison), Warner Bros., 1933
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Dangerously Yours, Fox Film Corporation, 1933
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Adorable, Fox Film Corporation, 1933
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Springtime for Henry, Fox Film Corporation, 1934
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Coming-Out Party, Fox Film Corporation, 1934
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Carnival in Paris, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1934
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All Men Are Enemies, Fox Film Corporation, 1934
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Marie Galante, Fox Film Corporation, 1934
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Our Little Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1935
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One More Spring, Fox Film Corporation, 1935
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Navy Wife (also known as Beauty's Daughter), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1935
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The Littlest Rebel, Twentieth Century-Fox 1935
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Helldorado, Fox Film Corporation, 1935
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The Farmer Takes a Wife, Fox Film Corporation, 1935
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Curly Top, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1935
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Poor Little Rich Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1936
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Fifteen Maiden Lane (also known as 15 Maiden Lane), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1936
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The Country Doctor, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1936
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Captain January, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1936
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Navy Blue and Gold, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1937
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Between Two Women (also known as Surrounded by Women), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1937
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Madame X, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1937
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Young Dr. Kildare, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938
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Stablemates, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938
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Love is a Headache, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938
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Lord Jeff (also known as The Boy from Barnardo's), Loew's, Inc., 1938
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The Crowd Roars, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938
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Thunder Afloat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
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Sergeant Madden, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
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Prophet Without Honor, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
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The Hardy's Ride High, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
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Bad Little Angel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
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6000 Enemies (also known as Six Thousand Enemies), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (also known as Huckleberry Finn), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
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A Little Bit of Heaven, Universal, 1940
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Dr. Kildare's A Strange Case, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
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Dr. Kildare's Crisis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
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Sullivan's Travels, Paramount, 1941
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The Moon and Sixpence, Favorite Films Corporation, 1942
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Lucky Jordan, Paramount, 1942
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Fly by Night (also known as Secrets of G32), Paramount, 1942
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This Gun for Hire, Paramount, 1942
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Five Graves to Cairo, Paramount, 1942
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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Paramount, 1944
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The Hour Before Dawn, Paramount, 1944
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Casanova Brown, Independent Releasing Corporation, 1944
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Hail to Conquering Hero, Paramount, 1944
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Double Indemnity, Paramount, 1944
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The Unseen, Paramount, 1945
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The Lost Weekend, Paramount, 1945
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The Well-Groomed Bride, Paramount, 1946
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Home, Sweet Homicide, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1946
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Wild Harvest, Paramount, 1947
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The Imperfect Lady (also known as Mrs. Loring's Secrets), Paramount, 1947
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Calcutta, Paramount, 1947
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Night Has a Thousand Eyes, Paramount, 1948
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Beyond Glory, Paramount, 1948
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On Our Merry Way (also known as A Miracle Can Happen), United Artists, 1948
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Saigon, Paramount, 1948
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The Great Gatsby, Paramount, 1949
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Chicago Deadline, Paramount, 1949
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The Goldbergs (also known as Molly), Paramount, 1950
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Captain Carey, U.S.A. (also known as After Midnight), Paramount, 1950
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Sunset Boulevard, Paramount, 1950
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When Worlds Collide, Paramount, 1951
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Dear Brat, Paramount, 1951
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Appointment With Danger, Paramount, 1951
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The Savage, Paramount, 1952
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The San Francisco Story, Warner Bros., 1952
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The Iron Mistress, Warner Bros., 1952
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Botany Bay, Paramount, 1953
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Desert Legion, Universal, 1953
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Invaders from Mars, Fox, 1953
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Many Rivers to Cross, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
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Rogue Cop, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
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Saskatchewan (also known as O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted), Universal, 1954
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The McConnell Story (also known as The Tiger in the Sky), Warner Bros., 1955
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A Cry in the Night, Warner Bro., 1956
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Hell on Frisco Bay, Warner Bros., 1956
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Santiago (also known as The Gun Runner), Warner Bros., 1956
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The Big Land (also known as Stampeded), Warner Bros., 1957
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The Deep Six, Warner Bros., 1957
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The Badlanders, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
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Island of Lost Women, Warner Bros., 1959
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The Man in the Net, United Artists, 1959
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Guns of the Timberland, Warner Bros., 1960
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
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International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers-4, Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1993.
Periodicals:
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Film Comment, summer, 1972.
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Films in Review, October 1967, .
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Focus on Film, no. 13, 1973.*
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