They call them the haunted shores, these stretches of Devonshire and Cornwall and Ireland which rear up against … - Dodie Smith

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Personally Im very happy to be behind the scenes. I like collaboration, I like working with directors.

Dodie Smith

They call them the haunted shores, these stretches of Devonshire and Cornwall and Ireland which rear up against the westward ocean. Mists gather here, and sea fog, and eerie stories. That's not because there are more ghosts here than in other places, mind you. It's just that people who live hereabouts are strangely aware of them.

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