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Alexandra Lester Avnet, a daughter of Barbara Brody Avnet and Jon Avnet of Topanga, Calif., was married at her parents' home Saturday evening to Thomas John Costantino, the son of Carole Costantino and Salvatore Costantino of Grassmere, Staten Island. Rabbi David Baron
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Jon Avnet partnered with Steve Tisch on his production company before teaming up with McNeil/Allyn Films on motion pictures and television movies.
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Avnet has been married to the artist Barbara Brody since 1975. They have three children, Alexandra Avnet Costantino, Jacob Avnet, and Lily Avnet.
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Have you ever seen the story of the resistance? Have you ever seen a Jew pick up a gun and kill a German in the Holocaust?
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Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
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in 1997, a movie about the Chinese legal system, starring
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American film and television director, writer and producer
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Avnet addressed political issues with his fourth film
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Art Directors Guild
Brooklyn
Sarah Lawrence College
BA
American Film Institute
MFA
Charles Avnet
Brooklyn
Avnet
Charles Avnet
Great Neck North High School
Great Neck, New York
B.A. degree
Sarah Lawrence College
Jewish
Fried Green Tomatoes
The War
Elijah Wood
Kevin Costner
Up Close & Personal
Jessica Savitch
Joan Didion
John Gregory Dunne
Robert Redford
Michelle Pfeiffer
Red Corner
Richard Gere
Bai Ling
Tibet

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