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What's most galvanizing for me is the opportunity to be topical and relevant and entertaining. That's the holy grail.

Kathryn Bigelow

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Kathryn Bigelow
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: November 27
Executive Producer
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Writer
San Carlos
California
Kathryn Ann Bigelow
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