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Katha Pollitt is an American poet, essayist and critic. She is the author of four essay collections and two books of poetry. Her writing focuses on political and social issues from a left-leaning perspective, including abortion, racism, welfare reform, feminism, and poverty.

Miodrag Krivokapić is a Serbian actor. He completed the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art in 1975. He remained in Zagreb after graduation, becoming a member of the ensemble of the Gavella Drama Theatre, later moving to the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, where he remained until 1986. Upon the breakup of Yugoslavia he left Zagreb, and in 2005 joined the ensemble of the National Theatre in Belgrade. He has appeared in numerous theatre, film, and television productions in Yugoslavia and its successor states.

Stephen Dorff is an American songwriter and composer whose work is mainly in the field of country music.