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It hasn't been easy making a name for himself as a writer, as 30-year-old Jamie Brown found out
It hasn't been easy making a name for himself as a writer, as 30-year-old Jamie Brown found out

It hasn't been easy making a name for himself as a writer, as 30-year-old Jamie Brown found out

Date1/1/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: It hasn't been easy making a name for himself as a writer; as 30-year-old Jamie Brown found out. As one of many young Canadian novelists trying to eke out a living with the pen; he's now writing TV drama scripts for National Film Board.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0099399F
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