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960:(London: Macmillan, 1980). On the other hand, the most detailed academic study of Batcheff's life and career, by Powrie and Rebillard (see Bibliography), says that Batcheff was born on 22 or 23 June 1907 and cites as evidence his marriage and death certificates ; in this case he would have started his appearances in film at the age of 16, and he would have been only 24 when he died.
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