The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan(2019)

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711 votes
123 minMarch 13, 2019

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A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.

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