true-life
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It tells the true-life tale of the University of Washington rowing team who in 1936 reached the Olympics in Berlin.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024
He’ll be bringing plenty of his true-life material to his fans next month during back-to-back shows at the Kia Forum on Feb. 16 and 17 to kick off a five-month world tour.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
The film’s story is loosely based on the true-life reunion of Song, her American husband and her Korean school pal, which took place when the director was 29.
From New York Times • May 31, 2023
“The mind-set closest to my heart was making underdog stories — gritty, fully immersive true-life stories — and I thought I would keep getting to do that,” Hardwicke says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023
The book is a fascinating collection of true-life anecdotes stored up by Kennedy during his four decades in the theatre as a director, actor, and playwright on Broadway and across the country.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max