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November 21 2011

I’m sure this is a lot of fun for his assistants, who retype everything he’s typed into a format that can then be distributed to the hundreds of people involved with prepping and then shooting and then editing the films he writes.

Not that I’m gonna hate on a portable Olympia SM-3, because that certainly looks like a beautiful, well-loved machine….

austinkleon:

Woody Allen’s typewriter, scissors, and staplers

Woody Allen bought his Olympia portable SM-3 typewriter when he was 16, and he’s used it to type every single thing he’s written since then. “It cost me $40. The guy told me it would be around long after my death.” When he needs to cut and paste, he cuts and staples.

Screenshots from the terrific American Masters documentary on PBS. (Thx, @mattthomas > Orange Crate Art > New Yorker)

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    is a guilty pleasure of mine. I think the man is a genius. I will own an...just like his...
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    I wonder if, in fifty years, today’s writers will still be using the same laptops. (Probable answer: Unlikely.)
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    I remember owning that small, red Swingline.