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Screenwriting is an opportunity to fly first class, be treated like a celebrity, sit around the pool and be betrayed.

Ian Mcewan

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Ian Mcewan
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: June 21
Author
Film Producer
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Belfast
Ireland
Firsts
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Betrayed
Like
Celebrity
Pool
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