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For writing, getting off our buts means getting on our butts-putting it into a chair and not moving from the chair for a set period of time.

Peter McWilliams

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Peter McWilliams
Age: 50 †
Born: 1949
Born: August 5
Died: 2000
Died: June 11
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Film Director
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Michigan
United States
Peter A. McWilliams
Peter mcwilliams
Peter Alexander McWilliams
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