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A Behind-The-Scenes Couple Get Star Treatment In 'Harold And Lillian'

A new documentary charts the long and loving marriage of a production designer and a film researcher; critic Scott Tobias calls it "sublime and inspiring."
<em>Howard and Lillian: A True Hollywood Love Story</em> chronicles the marriage of Lillian and Howard Michelson, who triumphed over challenges that have doomed many Hollywood couples.

What it is like to be married in Hollywood? We have a good idea about what it's like to be in Hollywood, we've seen famous couples run aground by egos and scandal, and we're well-versed in the ups-and-downs of a lifestyle where fortunes vary and relationship are jostled like luggage on a turbulent flight. The beautiful documentary celebrates a marriage and creative partnership that lasted six decades in the business, one that survived stretches of

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