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Quiz #2

peter_j
edited August 2010 in Q and A
Which famous film was named after an architect?

Clues: The author of the book on which the film was based objected to a certain building by the architect. The publication of the book under the architect's name led to an out-of-court settlement.

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  • dharma bum
    edited November -1
    Goldfinger . . . Auric Goldfinger.

    I think the story goes that Ian Fleming was pissed-off about some modernist tower built near his home in London by the architect Erno Goldfinger, and used the name for his latest super-villain as a thinly-veiled swipe.
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