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My grandmother was an actress too. in the thirties and forties she was under contract with universal studios. crazy credits, lots of them. my dad was also under contract with universal studios. and my first film was shot on the same stage they both worked on at universal.
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My grandmother was an actress too. in the thirties and forties she was under contract with universal studios. crazy credits, lots of them. my dad was also under contract with universal studios. and my first film was shot on the same stage they both worked on at universal.
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