Movie: Elmore Leonard: "But Don't Try to Write"

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Campbell Scott
Campbell Scott

Self - Narrator (voice)

Wendy Calhoun
Wendy Calhoun

Self

Bridgett M. Davis
Bridgett M. Davis

Self

Cheryl Dorsey
Cheryl Dorsey

Self

James Hall
James Hall

Self

Mike Lupica
Mike Lupica

Self

Otto Penzler
Otto Penzler

Self

Graham Yost
Graham Yost

Self

Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard

Self (archive footage)

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