Facts: - death place: tianjin , china - pinyinchinesename: ma sanli - simpchinesename: - death date: 11 february 2003 - birth date: october 1 , 1914 - name: ma sanli - tradchinesename: - birth place: beijing , china - occupation: xiangsheng actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ma sanli .
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ma sanli -lrb- ; 1914 -- february 11 , 2003 -rrb- was a chinese comedian in the traditional xiangsheng or '' crosstalk '' style .