Solutions American actress, director and screenwriter born Samille Diane Friesen in 1937 has 3 entries with similar clues

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• kaufmancharlie, screenwriter born in 1958 whose films include adaptation
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• andrewdaviesBritish author and screenwriter whose TV adaptations include Pride and Prejudice , Bleak House and Little Dorrit
• george-lucasAmerican film director, producer, and screenwriter who wrote and directed scientific fiction film Star Wars