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Woody Allen
American director Woody Allen attending a press conference for Café Society before the opening of the 69th Cannes film festival, 2016.
As a child growing up in Brooklyn, Woody Allen had a variety of interests. He was particularly enamored with sports, magic, motion pictures, and jazz.1
His interest in music led him to take up the clarinet as a teenager, and he developed a strong admiration for the saxophonist Sidney Bechet.1