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Schepisi

British  
/ ʃəˈpiːzɪ /

noun

  1. Fred , full name Frederick Alan Schepisi . born 1939, Australian film director. His films include The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), A Cry in the Dark (1988), Last Orders (2001), and The Eye of the Storm (2011)

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“It’s hard enough to keep their shoe or their diaper on,” said Ms. Schepisi, who is a member of the Senate’s health committee and represents part of Bergen and Passaic Counties.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021

Sabet, Schepisi and Zebrowski are only three of the many people who share a great concern about the children throughout the state of New Jersey due to the implications of this bill.

From Fox News • Mar. 12, 2021

“Auteur theory just denigrates everyone else’s job,” said Fred Schepisi, the Australian director of Six Degrees of Separation and Roxanne.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2018

“There are some people out there who still hold out hope, for whatever diabolical reason, that John Doe is somebody very senior,” Ms. Schepisi said.

From New York Times • May 17, 2016

The four Republicans on the panel include Sen. Kevin O’Toole, and Assembly members Amy Handlin, Michael Patrick Carroll, and Holly Schepisi signed off on the statement.  

From MSNBC • Dec. 8, 2014

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