penned
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Even worse, Zaslav torched multiple projects while reportedly calling in personal favors for celebrity friends like Nicholas Pileggi, who penned the script for WBD’s 2025 bomb The Alto Knights, at great expense to the studio.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
And in 2014, he penned a Bloomberg Businessweek essay coming out as gay, becoming the first Fortune 500 CEO to do so.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
In 2020, with Green attached to direct, the project underwent a reset, which included bringing in screenwriter Samy Burch, a future Oscar nominee for her already penned “May December” script.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
In one remarkable 1973 writing session, Parton penned two of her signature hits – Jolene and I Will Always Love You.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
He smelled better than you’d probably expect, as ranging pigs keep themselves cleaner than those kept penned.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
