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* ''Svenska Akademiens ordbok'', an extremely thorough historical dictionary of the Swedish language, took ''[[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/25/official-swedish-dictionary-completed-after-140-years 140 years]]'' to complete. And then they need to go back to revise the volumes A to include modern words...
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* Douglas Day Stewart's draft for ''Film/TheBlueLagoon1980'' was approved by producer Ray Stark in 1970 after Stark's production company, with backing from Creator/ColumbiaPictures, acquired the film rights to the novel from Walter Mirisch, who tried to film the novel without success in the preceding years, but when he could not get the project made, he instead worked in the television industry.

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* Douglas Day Stewart's draft The script for ''Film/TheBlueLagoon1980'' by Douglas Day Stewart was approved greenlighted by producer Ray Stark in 1970 1970. This happened after Stark's production company, with backing from which was backed by Creator/ColumbiaPictures, acquired obtained the film rights to the novel from Walter Mirisch, who tried Mirisch. Before that, Mirisch had made unsuccessful attempts to create a film based on the novel without success in the preceding years, but when he could not get years. However, because Stewart was unable to bring the project made, to fruition, he didn't continue with the endeavor and instead worked focused on working in the television TV industry.
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* Douglas Day Stewart's draft for ''Film/The BlueLagoon1980'' was approved by producer Ray Stark in 1970 after Stark's production company, with backing from Creator/ColumbiaPictures, acquired the film rights to the novel from Walter Mirisch, who tried to film the novel without success in the preceding years, but when he could not get the project made, he instead worked in the television industry.

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* Douglas Day Stewart's draft for ''Film/The BlueLagoon1980'' ''Film/TheBlueLagoon1980'' was approved by producer Ray Stark in 1970 after Stark's production company, with backing from Creator/ColumbiaPictures, acquired the film rights to the novel from Walter Mirisch, who tried to film the novel without success in the preceding years, but when he could not get the project made, he instead worked in the television industry.
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* Film/TheBlueLagoon1949: The film was conceptualized in 1928 by Herbert Wilcox, who acquired the remake rights and the negative print of the 1923 film from I.W. Schlesinger. Wilcox hired writer Creator/FrankLaunder who envisioned Creator/LouiseBrooks and Creator/RamonNovarro as the KissingCousins.
* Douglas Day Stewart's draft for ''Film/The Blue Lagoon1980'' was approved by producer Ray Stark in 1970 after Stark's production company, with backing from Creator/ColumbiaPictures, acquired the film rights to the novel from Walter Mirisch, who tried to film the novel without success in the preceding years, but when he could not get the project made, he instead worked in the television industry.

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* Film/TheBlueLagoon1949: ''Film/TheBlueLagoon1949'': The film was conceptualized in 1928 by Herbert Wilcox, who acquired the remake rights and the negative print of the 1923 film from I.W. Schlesinger. Wilcox hired young writer Creator/FrankLaunder who envisioned Creator/LouiseBrooks and Creator/RamonNovarro as the KissingCousins.
* Douglas Day Stewart's draft for ''Film/The Blue Lagoon1980'' BlueLagoon1980'' was approved by producer Ray Stark in 1970 after Stark's production company, with backing from Creator/ColumbiaPictures, acquired the film rights to the novel from Walter Mirisch, who tried to film the novel without success in the preceding years, but when he could not get the project made, he instead worked in the television industry.

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* ''Film/SavingSally'' started production in 2005 but came to a halt due to lack of financing. French producers took a shine to the film, allowing for production to resume in 2010. It released in 2016 as an entry for the Platform/MetroManilaFilmFestival, whose entries for that year's edition was predominantly made up of indie and arthouse films instead of the usual mainstream fare.

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* ''Film/SavingSally'' started production in 2005 but came to a halt due to lack of financing. French producers took a shine to the film, allowing for production to resume in 2010. It was released in 2016 as an entry for the Platform/MetroManilaFilmFestival, whose entries for that year's edition was were predominantly made up of indie and arthouse films instead of the usual mainstream fare.




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* Film/TheBlueLagoon1949: The film was conceptualized in 1928 by Herbert Wilcox, who acquired the remake rights and the negative print of the 1923 film from I.W. Schlesinger. Wilcox hired writer Creator/FrankLaunder who envisioned Creator/LouiseBrooks and Creator/RamonNovarro as the KissingCousins.
* Douglas Day Stewart's draft for ''Film/The Blue Lagoon1980'' was approved by producer Ray Stark in 1970 after Stark's production company, with backing from Creator/ColumbiaPictures, acquired the film rights to the novel from Walter Mirisch, who tried to film the novel without success in the preceding years, but when he could not get the project made, he instead worked in the television industry.
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* ''Film/{{Boyhood}}'' was filmed over a period of 12 years (although the total shooting time was only 45 days) in order to follow its young protagonist as he aged naturally, rather than have different actors play the same character at different ages.
* Creator/RichardLinklater, who directed ''Boyhood'', was also announced to helm an adaptation of ''Theatre/MerrilyWeRollAlong'' that would be gradually filmed over the '''twenty-year''' timespan the musical takes place during. It began production in 2019 and, if all goes according to plan, will be until at least 2039.

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* Creator/RichardLinklater filmed ''Film/{{Boyhood}}'' was filmed over a period of 12 years (although the total shooting time was only 45 days) in order to follow its young protagonist as he aged naturally, rather than have different actors play the same character at different ages.
* Creator/RichardLinklater, who directed Linklater is also making a film adaptation of ''Theatre/MerrilyWeRollAlong'', and just like with ''Boyhood'', was also announced to helm an adaptation of ''Theatre/MerrilyWeRollAlong'' that would be gradually filmed over he's planning on covering the '''twenty-year''' musical's twenty-year timespan the musical takes place during.in real time. It began production in 2019 and, if all goes according to plan, will be until at least 2039.

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