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My movement from painting to film was a very conscious one.

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Kathryn Bigelow
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: November 27
Executive Producer
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Writer
San Carlos
California
Kathryn Ann Bigelow
Conscious
Painting
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