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Theater is far superior to film in poetry, in abstract poetry.
Julie Taymor
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Julie Taymor
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: December 15
Costume Designer
Director
Film Director
Film Producer
Opera Director
Scenographer
Screenwriter
Theatrical Director
Newton
Massachusetts
Theater
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