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Darlene Craviotto

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Darlene Craviotto has worked professionally in the entertainment industry for over twenty-five years. After starring opposite Don Knotts in the play, A GOOD LOOK AT BONEY KEARNS and co-starring with Bibi Anderson and Kathleen Quinlan in the film, I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN, the debilitating effects of a car accident made her switch from acting to screenwriting. She wrote Hallmark Hall of Fame's LOVE IS NEVER SILENT, which won an EMMY for Outstanding Television Movie. Her feature film, SQUANTO: A WARRIOR'S TALE, a Walt Disney Film, garnered a Teddy Award for Best Family Film. Her award-winning play, PIZZA MAN, has been performed all over the world. Ms. Craviotto is married, has two children, and lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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	Pizza Man 3.58 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	[ { AN AGORAPHOBIC'S GUIDE TO HOLLYWOOD[ AN AGORAPHOBIC'S GUIDE TO HOLLYWOOD ] BY CRAVIOTTO, DARLENE ( AUTHOR )NOV-02-2011 PAPERBACK } ] by Craviotto, Darlene (AUTHOR) Nov-02-2011 [ Paperback ] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)

by Madeleine L'Engle

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“Collaborating on a film script involves two people sitting in a room separated by the silence of two minds working together.”
― Darlene Craviotto, An Agoraphobic's Guide to Hollywood: How Michael Jackson Got Me Out of the House

tags: filmmaking, screenwriting, writing, writing-life, writing-process

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“Sometimes taking a first step is the biggest and most important journey of them all.”
― Darlene Craviotto, An Agoraphobic's Guide to Hollywood: How Michael Jackson Got Me Out of the House

tags: inspirational-attitude, inspirational-life

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“Sometimes taking a first step is the biggest and most important journey of them all.”
― Darlene Craviotto, An Agoraphobic's Guide to Hollywood: How Michael Jackson Got Me Out of the House

tags: inspirational-attitude, inspirational-life

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“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

tags: cats, humor, women

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