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Joseph McCarthy, the controversial anti-communist U.S. senator, dies at 48 in 1957 - New York Daily News
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Film Updates on Twitter: "Michael Shannon will play McCarthy. Emilia Clarke will play McCarthy's politically ambitious wife Jean Kerr. (https://t.co/SNyqdbkYqC) https://t.co/cOnL12VxkW" / Twitter
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