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When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.
Kathryn Bigelow
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Kathryn Bigelow
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: November 27
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San Carlos
California
Kathryn Ann Bigelow
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