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Eric Holder, Claire Danes, John Legend, Oliver Stone: What I learned from school

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Celebs open up on how school changed them.

Jon Landau – 'He really zeroed in on my writing' "The key teacher for me was a fellow named Wilbur Cheever…He saw potential…He certainly helped give me the confidence to think that while I was still in high school, I could start publishing little rock reviews in underground publications." © Danny Moloshok/Reuters

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