George Chakiris Quotes

I don't believe I was jinxed or hexed by winning an Academy Award in my first picture, 'West Side Story.'

George Chakiris

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• I don't believe I was jinxed or hexed by winning an Academy Award in my first picture, 'West Side Story.'

  

  George Chakiris
  • Winning
  • Don't Believe
  • Jinxed