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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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