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You can skim those stage directions and go right to the dialogue. You can almost read the movie in the same amount of time it will take you to see the movie.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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Film Director
Film Producer
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Miami
Florida
William Hall Macy
William Hall Macy Jr.
William Macy
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