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In the lurch, Backers pulled out on 72-year-old producer-director, forcing him to sell two Matisse paintings and his house in the south of France
In the lurch, Backers pulled out on 72-year-old producer-director, forcing him to sell two Matisse paintings and his house in the south of France

In the lurch, Backers pulled out on 72-year-old producer-director, forcing him to sell two Matisse paintings and his house in the south of France

Date1/6/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: In the lurch, Backers pulled out on 72-year-old producer-director, forcing him to sell two Matisse paintings and his house in the south of France.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0074563F
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