Screenwriter Bruce C. McKenna Talks About 'The Pacific' Miniseries

After Bruce C. McKenna wrote part of the HBO Band of Brothers miniseries, his writing career in Hollywood soared. His "Bastogne" episode won a Writers Guild Award and was a finalist for the Hamanitas Prize. In 2003, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks hired him to research and oversee the writing of a new epic miniseries, The Pacific, which debuts Sunday, March 14, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time on HBO. ... On March 9, he talked with HistoryNet in an exclusive interview about his career and especially his work on The Pacific. Continued

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