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Aaron Louis, also known as Aaron Louis Tordini and by his pen name T. A. Louis, is an American author. [1] Born in Daytona Beach, Florida on June 21, 1971, he is the author of the Southern Gothic novella, Things That Hang from Trees , ( ISBN   0-9721072-1-5) which takes place in St. Augustine, Florida which the author frequently visited as a child. Tordini also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film adaptation directed by Ido Mizrahy. [2] [3]

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References

  1. The Hollywood reporter. Vol. 394. 2006.
  2. Scheib, Ronnie (March 28, 2006). "Variety Reviews - Things That Hang From Trees". Variety . Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. https://www.aaronlouis.com/about/