Sharon Waxman

CEO and editor in chief of The Wrap

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Founder and Editor in Chief of TheWrap.com; former Hollywood Correspondent for the New York Times and author of Rebels on the Backlot: Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System

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