Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius

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Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius is a 1987 American TV movie based on The Pat Hobby Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was written and directed by Rob Thompson.

It was the third and final installment of Tales from the Hollywood Hills, on PBS' Great Performances .

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