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Simon Stephenson

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Simon Stephenson is a Scottish screenwriter and author.

In March 2024, Variety reported that Stephenson had lodged a complaint against with the Writers Guild of America, alleging that David Hemingson's screenplay of the film The Holdovers plagiarized an unproduced script he wrote entitled Frisco.[1] The validity of the claim was disputed by Frisco's producer. [2]

Books

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  • Set My Heart to Five[3]
  • Let Not the Waves of the Sea[4]
  • Sometimes People Die[5]

References

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  1. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (March 9, 2024). "Alexander Payne's 'The Holdovers' Accused of Plagiarism by 'Luca' Writer (EXCLUSIVE)".
  2. ^ "What I'm Hearing: Kassan v. Zimmer, In Their Own (Very Hostile!) Words". Puck. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Review | Simon Stephenson's hilarious 'Set My Heart to Five' follows a robot with Hollywood aspirations". Washington Post. 2020-09-07. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  4. ^ Birrell, Ian (July 30, 2011). "Let Not the Waves of the Sea by Simon Stephenson – review" – via The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Book review: Sometimes People Die, by Simon Stephenson".
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