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Behind the Scenes of Murder, She Wrote with Donald Bain, Renée Paley-Bain, and Thomas B. Sawyer

Presented by: Donald Bain | Renée Paley-Bain | Thomas B. Sawyer
Categories: Authors | Mystery | Screenwriting

Donald Bain, Renée Paley-Bain, and Thomas B. Sawyer discuss their collaboration on Murder, She Wrote, sharing behind-the-scenes stories from the show and its long-running book series featuring Angela Lansbury’s iconic sleuth, Jessica Fletcher.

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