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Feb 2020
1h 22m

Bonnie Arnold - 'How to Train Your Drago...

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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One of Hollywood's top producers reflects on breaking into the biz in her native Georgia, unexpectedly winding up in animation and, most recently, devoting a decade to DreamWorks Animation's blockbuster trilogy. Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and recorded and produced by Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap ... Show More
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