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He was also a walking encyclopedia.
“Do you know how he did the New York Times crossword puzzle?” asked playwright John MacLachlan Gray. “He read the whole puzzle through, solved all the clues in his head, put one letter for each solution in the crossword puzzle, threw away the clues and then filled in the puzzle.
“He was complaining two weeks ago that when he was watching an old movie he couldn’t remember who everyone on the screen credits was.”
His encyclopedic knowledge extended to his native Vancouver. He remembered all the people, buildings, bars and restaurants, and had a knack for being in the right place at the right time. ....

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