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ABC Going Ahead with Trump Biopic
By James Wray Feb 10, 2005, 1:20 GMT
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The TV movie will be partly based on the book by Gwenda Blair |
Trump's recent high profile with "The Apprentice" on rival network NBC is seen as the motivation behind the project and is quite an unusual tactic by ABC.
Casting is said to be underway and the film could start shooting next month.
The film will cover Trump's life over the last 25 years as his fortunes went up and down. The man himself is not taking anything to do with the project and instead the network has acquired rights to Gwenda Blair's book, "The Trumps: Three Generations That Built an Empire."
The book begins with a portrait of Donald's immigrant grandfather, who as a young man built hotels for miners in Alaska during the Klondike gold rush. His son, Fred, took advantage of the New Deal, using government subsidies and loopholes to construct hugely successful housing developments in the 1940s and 1950s. The profits from Fred's enterprises paved the way for Donald's roller-coaster ride through the 1980s and 190s into the new century.
Further details will no doubt emerge very soon; you can read more about the book in our database.
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