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Billy Ray writing, set to direct 'Last Tycoon' series for HBO

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Screenwriter Billy Ray is set to write and direct "The Last Tycoon," an HBO drama series set in 1930s Hollywood, Deadline.com reported Tuesday.

The small-screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's final unfinished novel is inspired by the lives of real-life movie moguls Irving Thalberg and Louis B. Mayer.

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No casting or possible premiere date were reported.

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