Portrait
June 27, 1991
6/27/1991 | 27m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
As a teenager, he would pretend to be sick so he could stay home and watch old movies...
As a teenager, he would pretend to be sick so he could stay home and watch old movies on television. He graduated from USC Film School as a screenwriting prodigy, only to spend the next seven years unemployed, but he kept writing. Today, he's an accomplished screen writer living in Minnesota. His credits include "Lord of Discipline," "Hamit," and the latest, "Cold Dog Soup."
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Portrait
June 27, 1991
6/27/1991 | 27m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
As a teenager, he would pretend to be sick so he could stay home and watch old movies on television. He graduated from USC Film School as a screenwriting prodigy, only to spend the next seven years unemployed, but he kept writing. Today, he's an accomplished screen writer living in Minnesota. His credits include "Lord of Discipline," "Hamit," and the latest, "Cold Dog Soup."
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Clip: 6/27/1991 | 4m 50s | The experiences from his family and remembering his childhood have given him the... (4m 50s)
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Clip: 6/27/1991 | 6m 31s | Pope describes his reasoning behind living in Minnesota as a screen writer rather... (6m 31s)
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Clip: 6/27/1991 | 2m 56s | Pope describes what it takes to write a well-made story. Sometimes you have to look... (2m 56s)
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Clip: 6/27/1991 | 7m 16s | Always knowing that one minute you are in, the next you are out, Pope keeps busy no... (7m 16s)
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