More from Matthew Specktor
My Mother, the Hollywood Scab
Katherine Specktor never wanted to be a screenwriter, so she didn't see the furious backlash coming when she crossed the WGA picket lines. In an excerpt from his new memoir about growing up in the industry, her son explains how the experience sent her further into a spiral of alcoholism and despair.
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Postcard From the Edge: L.A. in the Line of Fire
It’s too soon to know how the region — and the industry — might recover. But nothing will be as it was, and solidarity is the only defense against the next disaster.
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