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    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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    …Hollywood movie in 1945, starring Peggy Ann Garner as Francie, Dorothy McGuire as Katie, and James Dunn as Johnny. The film, directed by Elia Kazan, was nominated for an Academy Award for best screenplay, and Dunn won an Oscar for best supporting actor. The novel was also adapted into a…

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    …Hollywood movie in 1945, starring Peggy Ann Garner as Francie, Dorothy McGuire as Katie, and James Dunn as Johnny. The film, directed by Elia Kazan, was nominated for an Academy Award for best screenplay, and Dunn won an Oscar for best supporting actor. The novel was also adapted into a…

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