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Article: Allen, Woody
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Woody Allen
Born: December 1, 1935
Brooklyn, New York
American filmmaker, actor, author, and comedian
Woody Allen is one of America's most prominent filmmakers. He has made many comedies and serious films that deal with subjects that
have always interested him
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the relationships of men and women, death, and the meaning of life.
The early years
Woody Allen was born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935, in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York, into a family that he described as "typical noisy ethnic." His father, Martin, held a variety of jobs including bartending, and his mother, Nettie, worked as a bookkeeper. His only sibling is a sister. As a teenager Woody did not ...