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Authors: Scott Eyman

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ability to compartmentalize of,
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aborted memoir of,
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Academy Award of,
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accidental shooting of Bond by,
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acting techniques of,
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as actor,
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affairs of,
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agent of,
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art collection of,
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artwork and books collected by,
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athletic scholarship of,
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audience of,
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awkwardness of,
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banjo played by,
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birth name of,
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birth of,
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boldness of,
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breathing problems of,
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bullying suffered by,
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business ventures of,
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B westerns of,
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cancer of,
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Careys and,
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catalogues as obsession for,
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cattle ranches of,
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Chata and,
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childhood of,
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Columbia contracts of,
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commemoration of,
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competitiveness of,
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Congressional Medal of Honor awarded to,
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in conversion to Catholicism,
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cronies of,
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death of,
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and death of Ford,
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declining health of,
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deferments taken by,
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Dietrich and,
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as director,
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n,
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as distrustful of artists,
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divorce from Josie of,
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draft classification of,
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drinking of,
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ear infection of,
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early acting of,
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education of,
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Encino house of,
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exuberance of,
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as family man,
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as father,
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favorite songs of,
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in fight with Spencer Tracy,
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film collection of,
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financial problems of,
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first screen credit of,
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Fix and,
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football played by,
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Ford’s relationship with,
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formality of,
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Fox’s release of,
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funeral of,
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on future of movie industry,
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gallantry of,
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generosity of,
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gentleness of,
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as grandfather,
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Grant and,
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Great Western commercials by,
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grudge against Cohn of,
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as handsome,
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at Harvard premier for
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health problems of,
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heart problems of,
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hepatitis of,
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high school activities of,
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on homosexuality,
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honesty of,
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HUAC and,
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ice skating of,
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inability to sing of,
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Jack Warner and,
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Josie and,
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journalism studied by,
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knife throwing of,
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as lacking self-confidence,
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lack of aggression in,
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as leader,
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interview of,
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Lone Star westerns of,
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loyalty of,
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male chauvinism of,
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Marguerite Churchill’s rumored affair with,
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marriage to Chata of,
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marriage to Josie of,
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Mascot serials of,
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as mentor to young actors,
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Michael as business manager for,
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Mix disliked by,
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motorcycle crash of,
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moviemaking theories of,
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movies watched by,
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name change of,
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Newport Beach house of,
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nickname of,
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at 1979 Academy Awards,
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O’Hara and,
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O’Hara’s rumored affair with,
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open heart surgery of,
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Oscar nominations of,
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OSS application of,
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parental substitutes of,
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patriotism of,
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physical grace of,
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Pilar’s relationship with,
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political and social views of,
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poverty of,
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as president of Motion Picture Alliance,
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as producer,
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prop man jobs of,
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radio show of,
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reading habits of,
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as referee at “smoker,”
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relentlessness of,
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religion of,
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Republican fundraising by,
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Republic contract of,
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reputation of, as director killer,
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rising status of,
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romantic comedies of,
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Roos’s relationship with,
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