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Also Known As P. T. Anderson
Born June 26, 1970 (age 54) • California
Awards And Honors Cannes film festival
Notable Works “Boogie Nights” • “Hard Eight” • “Inherent Vice” • “Licorice Pizza” • “Magnolia” • “Phantom Thread” • “Punch-Drunk Love” • “The Master” • “There Will Be Blood”

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