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Movie Star Dish

PRE News & Ideas
Published August 11, 2008 at 9:11 AM EDT

By Marion Blackburn

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New Bern, NC – You would think as a freelance writer, Marion Blackburn wouldn't encounter many prima donnas. But, she spends most of her time with them.

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