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Learning From His Strengths

Clip: 6/21/1993 | 7m 30sVideo has Closed Captions

His parents influenced him as a writer even though his mother died at a young age and...

His parents influenced him as a writer even though his mother died at a young age and his father was dyslexic. His career was driven by the fact that he was diagnosed with TB, which made him understand his own strength.

06/21/1993

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80 Going on 28

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Clip: 6/21/1993 | 6m 1s | His passion and job as an artist has kept him young and motivated. (6m 1s)

The Inner Tone

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Clip: 6/21/1993 | 6m 45s | Manfred tries to capture his own tone to connect with his writing. His constant... (6m 45s)

Why Do You Write?

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Clip: 6/21/1993 | 5m 40s | Manfred enjoys documenting what he's seen and hopes that it might be worthwhile to... (5m 40s)

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