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I love black-and-white movies that are about contemporary subjects.

Noah Baumbach

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Noah Baumbach
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 3
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
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Brooklyn
New York
Contemporary
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I read all the time. Sometimes I get asked if I've thought about writing a novel.
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