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1. So we have a writer who is known for children's story books such as "James and the Giant Peach" (1961), "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (1964), "The BFG" (1982) and "Matilda" (1988). Then sandwiched between these books, we have the 1967 Bond movie "You Only Live Twice". Who is the link between the two genres?
2. We are looking for a Canadian comedian who got his break on "Saturday Night Live". He soon got into acting and screenwriting. He was screenwriter for such films as "The Blues Brothers" (1980) and "Ghostbusters" (1984), in which he also took a leading acting roles. Who's the man?
3. This author is the American founder of publishing house McSweeney's and writer of the award-winning memoir "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius". He also dabbled in films and wrote the screenplay for the children's film "Where the Wild Things Are" (2009). Who is he?
4. On the one hand, he is an artist who has held exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (2009/2010) and the Seoul Museum of Art 2012/2013), amongst others. On the other hand, he wrote the stories for the films "Edward Scissorhands" (1990) and "Frankenweenie" (2012). Not enough detail? He also directed "Batman Returns" (1992) and "Alice in Wonderland" (2010). Who is he?
5. This musician/song writer joined with the Bad Seeds to form a band that's been going since 1984. His style of music includes post-punk and gothic rock. But he was also the screenwriter for "The Proposition" (2005) and "Lawless" (2012) films. Who is this Australian?
6. This man got sacked from his highly-paid oil executive position before turning to pulp fiction writing. He then went on to write "The Big Sleep" and then got screenwriter credits on Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 film "Strangers on a Train". Who is the link between big oil and pulp fiction?
7. This puppeteer had a hand in creating the band "Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem". He was also the director of the 1982 film "The Dark Crystal" and also wrote the story for it. Who was the string-puller?
8. Going from 'here' to 'there', 'here' we have a syndicated cartoonist who was with 'The Village Voice', a weekly New York newspaper, for forty-two years. 'There' he is screenwriter for such films as "Little Murders" (1971), "Popeye" (1980) and "I Want to Go Home" (1989). Who connects the two roles?
9. 'Here' and 'there' is the book "Fahrenheit 451" and the screenplay for the 1956 film version of Herman Melville's "Moby Dick". Who was the American author who links the two?
10. Finally we have "The Godfather" meets "Superman". Which author of "The Godfather" was screenwriter for the 1978 "Superman" and the 1980 "Superman II"?
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