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LETTERS TO URANUS: THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TEDD BURR

By | December 2002

“Letters to Uranus: The Hidden Life of Tedd Burr” is a strange film about a strange man: 76-year-old Tedd Burr, an actor in Cleveland’s theatrical community who seems to believe he is a larger-than-life icon…

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LETTERS TO URANUS: THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TEDD BURR

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