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As a young boy growing up in canada, cameron imagined himself an astronaut, a deepsea explorer, a. This interview with james cameron is from omni magazine. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. With the release of avatar in december 2009, james cameron cements his reputation as king of scifi and blockbuster filmmaking.
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