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Apr 2023
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132 | The Thematic DNA of Scenes w/ Jane...

MEG LEFAUVE & LORIEN MCKENNA
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Jane Anderson is an award-winning writer of plays, television, and movies, with over three decades of produced material, some of which she herself directed. Jane's work is known for its rich and complicated depictions of female life, with films like THE WIFE, which was Oscar-nominated, and shows like OLIVE KITTERIDGE, which won multiple Emmys, including two for Jane. 


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