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Filmmaker Brian Lindstrom, known for underdog documentaries, dies at 65
Brian Lindstrom, the husband of "Wild" author Cheryl Strayed who was known for his underdog documentaries that inspired social change, has died. Just weeks ago, Strayed shared that Lindstrom was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease.
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Brian Lindstrom, the husband of "Wild" author Cheryl Strayed who was known for his underdog documentaries that inspired social change, has died. Just weeks ago, Strayed shared that Lindstrom was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease.
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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Filmmaker Brian Lindstrom, known for underdog documentaries, dies at 65, Brian Lindstrom, the husband of “Wild” author Cheryl Strayed who was known for his underdog documentaries that inspired social change, has died. Just weeks ago, Strayed shared that Lindstrom was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease.
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