William Goldman

William Goldman

William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 15, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist, before turning to writing for film. He won two Academy Awards for his screenplays, first for the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and again for All the President's Men (1976), about journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, who broke the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nixon for the Washington Post. Both films starred Robert Redford. His other notable works include his thriller novel Marathon Man and comedy-fantasy novel The Princess Bride, both of which Goldman adapted for film. Author Sean Egan has described Goldman as "one of the late twentieth century’s most popular storytellers."

  • Title: William Goldman
  • Popularity: 3.958
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1931-08-12
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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William Goldman Movies

  • 2003
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    Misery Loves Company

    Misery Loves Company

    7 2003 HD

    A documentary presenting the behind the scenes of Rob Reiner's classic "Misery", with Reiner himself, Kathy Bates, James Caan, Frances Sternhagen,...

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  • 2009
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    Tales from the Script

    Tales from the Script

    6.7 2009 HD

    Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"),...

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  • 2006
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    Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

    Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

    6 2006 HD

    It was a plot device worthy of any film noir thriller. A shadowy figure, keeper of the secrets to a national crime, reveals snippets of information...

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  • 2006
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    All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

    All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

    4.6 2006 HD

    A retrospective on the 1969 classic "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," its impact on the careers of the filmmakers and cast, and how the film made...

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  • 1988
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    Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

    6 1988 HD

    After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional...

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  • 2004
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    On Location with Gunga Din

    On Location with Gunga Din

    1 2004 HD

    A documentary focusing on the production history and legacy of the adventure-comedy phenomenon, Gunga Din.

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  • 2000
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    Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

    Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

    7.1 2000 HD

    Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when studio powers agreed to let him make his directing...

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  • 2006
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    Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

    Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

    5.2 2006 HD

    A short documentary on the making of "All the President's Men."

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  • 1970
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    The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance

    The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance

    1 1970 HD

    Comparisons between what is known from the real lives of Robert Leroy 'Butch Cassidy' Parker and Harry 'Sundance Kid' Longabaugh, and their lives as...

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  • 2006
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    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    7.077 2006 HD

    Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing...

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  • 2001
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    As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

    As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

    7.333 2001 HD

    A "behinds the scenes" documentary about the making of the 1987 film THE PRINCESS BRIDE with original archive footage and new interviews with cast...

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  • 2001
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    Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'

    Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'

    6.5 2001 HD

    This retrospective documentary offers a first-rate account of the making of 'Marathon Man'. Hoffman, Scheider, Keller and Goldman all share their...

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  • 2002
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    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

    6 2002 HD

    Documentary feature about the real Butch and Sundance, produced with the DVD release of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

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  • 2002
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    Miss America

    Miss America

    1 2002 HD

    Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant to its heyday as one of the...

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  • 1970
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    The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

    The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

    4 1970 HD

    A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic western about the lives of two of America's most famous outlaws. Director George Roy Hill...

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  • 2010
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    A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

    A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

    5.5 2010 HD

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  • 1997
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    Absolute Power

    Absolute Power

    6.649 1997 HD

    A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front...

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  • 1969
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    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    7.6 1969 HD

    In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the...

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  • 1990
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    Misery

    Misery

    7.763 1990 HD

    After stalking and saving the life of her favorite fiction author in a car accident, his manic obsessor holds him captive in her remote Colorado...

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  • 1987
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    The Princess Bride

    The Princess Bride

    7.683 1987 HD

    In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness...

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  • 1987
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    The Princess Bride

    The Princess Bride

    7.683 1987 HD

    In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness...

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  • 1992
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    Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    5.892 1992 HD

    After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.

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  • 1976
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    All the President's Men

    All the President's Men

    7.67 1976 HD

    During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign...

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  • 1992
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    Chaplin

    Chaplin

    7.436 1992 HD

    An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent...

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  • 1965
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    Masquerade

    Masquerade

    5 1965 HD

    The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.

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  • 1976
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    Marathon Man

    Marathon Man

    7.203 1976 HD

    A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

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  • 1976
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    Marathon Man

    Marathon Man

    7.203 1976 HD

    A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

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  • 1996
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    The Ghost and the Darkness

    The Ghost and the Darkness

    6.765 1996 HD

    Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects...

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  • 2001
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    Hearts in Atlantis

    Hearts in Atlantis

    6.748 2001 HD

    A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.

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  • 1977
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    A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

    7.2 1977 HD

    The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three...

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  • 1996
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    The Chamber

    The Chamber

    5.992 1996 HD

    Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has...

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  • 2003
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    Dreamcatcher

    Dreamcatcher

    5.62 2003 HD

    Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're...

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  • 1997
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    Fierce Creatures

    Fierce Creatures

    6.142 1997 HD

    Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep...

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  • 1966
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    Harper

    Harper

    6.6 1966 HD

    Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved...

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  • 1975
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    The Stepford Wives

    The Stepford Wives

    6.676 1975 HD

    Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the...

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  • 1978
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    Magic

    Magic

    6.8 1978 HD

    A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.

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  • 1978
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    Magic

    Magic

    6.8 1978 HD

    A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.

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  • 1994
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    Maverick

    Maverick

    6.879 1994 HD

    Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a...

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  • 1986
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    Heat

    Heat

    5.84 1986 HD

    Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together...

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  • 1986
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    Heat

    Heat

    5.84 1986 HD

    Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together...

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  • 1968
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    No Way to Treat a Lady

    No Way to Treat a Lady

    6.6 1968 HD

    Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York...

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  • 1972
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    The Hot Rock

    The Hot Rock

    6.542 1972 HD

    Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...

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  • 1992
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    Year of the Comet

    Year of the Comet

    5.5 1992 HD

    Year of the Comet is a 1992 romantic comedy adventure film about the pursuit of the most valuable bottle of wine in history. The title refers to the...

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  • 1979
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    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

    4.8 1979 HD

    Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry...

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  • 1979
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    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

    4.8 1979 HD

    Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry...

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  • 1963
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    Soldier in the Rain

    Soldier in the Rain

    6.325 1963 HD

    Maxwell Slaughter is a kind, heavyset guy who has reached the rank of master sergeant in the army. Admired by handsome young Sgt. Eustis Clay,...

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  • 2015
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    Wild Card

    Wild Card

    5.674 2015 HD

    When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play… and it's all or...

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  • 2015
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    Wild Card

    Wild Card

    5.674 2015 HD

    When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play… and it's all or...

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  • 1999
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    The General's Daughter

    The General's Daughter

    6.387 1999 HD

    When the body of Army Capt. Elisabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara...

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  • 1979
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    Mr. Horn

    Mr. Horn

    6 1979 HD

    Western saga based on the legend of frontier folk hero Tom Horn, including his role in the trackdown of Geronimo in the 1880s with his mentor and...

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  • 1997
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    Good Will Hunting

    Good Will Hunting

    8.158 1997 HD

    When professors discover that an aimless janitor is also a math genius, a therapist helps the young man confront the demons that are holding him back.

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  • 1975
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    The Great Waldo Pepper

    The Great Waldo Pepper

    6.391 1975 HD

    A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed.

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  • 1988
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    Twins

    Twins

    6.017 1988 HD

    Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic...

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  • 1986
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    American Masters

    American Masters

    6.9 1986 HD

    American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists,...

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  • 1998
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    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

    8 1998 HD

    To commemorate the first century of American filmmaking, the American Film Institute embarked on a celebration of America's greatest movies from the...

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  • 1994
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    7.316 1994 HD

    James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    8.25 1970 HD

    Serialized remake of 'The Princess Bride' told in short chapters featuring celebrities at home during quarantine.

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    8.25 1970 HD

    Serialized remake of 'The Princess Bride' told in short chapters featuring celebrities at home during quarantine.

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