Whimsical `Pat Hobby' // F. Scott Fitzgerald tale pokes fun at Hollywood

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19871120
Author:Daniel Ruth

Pat Hobby Teamed With Genius (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) Pat Hobby Christopher Lloyd Rene Wilcox Colin Firth Louie Dennis Franz PBS presents Part 3 of a three-part "Great Performances" series, "Tales from the Hollywood Hills." "Pat Hobby Teamed With Genius" is written and directed by Rob Thompson, and adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald's short stories. Will air from 9 to 10 p.m. tomorrow over WTTW-Channel 11.

In the scribbling game, there is no greater curse than writer's block, when all those words, sentences, paragraphs, periods, semicolons, comas and my personal ...

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