David Paul Kirkpatrick

Mar 25

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Marlee Maitlin at the PGA Awards in 2022 for “Best Ensemble Cast”, CODA/ Photo: Randal Kleiser

The Parable of Marlee Maitlin

Looking back on a screen test for Children of a Lesser God

SCREEN TESTS!

When I saw this photo of Marlee Maitlin at the PGA Awards for starring in the ensemble cast of CODA, (Photo by my friend, director Randal Kleiser) I thought of the first time I happened upon Marlee. It was in Paramount’s screening room looking at screen tests for the…

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