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Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story

Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story

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Documentary about brother and sister duo The Carpenters, one of the biggest-selling pop acts of the 1970s, but one with a destructive and complex secret that ended in tragedy.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

58 mins

Rating

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Release Date

09 April 2007

Country

United States of America

Cast

Richard Carpenter

Richard Carpenter

Self

Karen Carpenter

Karen Carpenter

Self

Herb Alpert

Herb Alpert

Self

Linda Perry

Linda Perry

Self

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