One of the photos on his wikipedia page is actually his mother
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gronkpan https://twitter.com/VomitingLarry,
Thu 9 Feb 2012, 1:43,
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I searched google for Liberace's Mother and this came up.
BorisKarloff is in the back of the classroom forever,
Thu 9 Feb 2012, 1:49,
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The story of his creation is a murky one
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gronkpan https://twitter.com/VomitingLarry,
Thu 9 Feb 2012, 2:00,
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