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The Business

An Assistant Says Goodbye, Part II; 'The Inkwell' Incident

Hosted by Claude Brodesser-Akner Sep. 24, 2007 Entertainment
The William Morris mailroom is the high-stress, low-pay, sanctum sanctorum of show biz. It can lead you straight to the top or leave you in strait jacket. Plus, what does it mean when a writer takes his name off a film?

The William Morris mailroom is the high-stress, low-pay, sanctum sanctorum of show biz. It can lead you straight to the top or leave you in strait jacket. Plus, what does it mean when a writer takes his name off a film?


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An Assistant Says Goodbye, Part II; 'The Inkwell' Incident

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Claude Brodesser-Akner

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Matt Holzman

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