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Senator Fred Thompson

Was Senator Fred Thompson ever married to Elizabeth Taylor?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.235.225.27 (talk) 01:04, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Um, no. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.101.1.117 (talk) 14:44, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Died

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02/us/politics/fred-thompson-former-senator-actor-and-presidential-candidate-dies-at-73.html?_r=0"˘Fred Thompson has died.</a> — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mdmarkus66 (talk • contribs)

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