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I'm a dramatist. Dramatists have a right to look at history and interpret it the way they see it.

Oliver Stone

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Oliver Stone
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: September 15
Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
New York City
New York
William Oliver Stone
Dramatists
Dramatist
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History
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