If there's anything I'd hate as a son-in-law, it's an actor; and if there's anything I think I'd hate worse than an actor as a son-in-law, it's an English actor.
Joseph P. KennedyAbout author
- Author's profession: Diplomat
- Nationality: american
- Born: September 6, 1888
- Died: November 18, 1969
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