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Irving Berlin turns 100, 1988

As songwriter Irving Berlin turns 100 Alistair Cooke considers why his extraordinary life and unlikely longevity should make us wary of those claiming to have the secret of health.

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15 minutes

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  • Fri 6 May 1988 21:00

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