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Merrick writer gives 'Wrestler' the ring of truth
Although much of the buzz about "The Wrestler," which opens Friday on Long Island, has centered on Mickey Rourke's comeback performance as a broken-down ex-grappler, much of the film's authenticity is owed to screenwriter Robert Siegel.
The Merrick native and former editor in chief of the satirical newspaper The Onion recently spoke with Newsday about capturing a wrestler's life, inside the...
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