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I'd love to see a good script of one of my books, in these years of animations and comic book sequels, and had so many written over the years, but none quite clicked.
Carl Hiaasen
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Carl Hiaasen
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: March 12
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Fort Lauderdale
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