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Southampton Native Bill Masterson's Believe Entertainment Group Wins Oscar For Work On 'Dear Basketball'

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23: (L-R) Dan Goodman, Kobe Bryant and Bill Masterson attend Tribeca Talks: Storytellers: Kobe Bryant with Glen Keane during 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 23, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/WireImage)

(L-R) Believe Entertainment Group co-founder Dan Goodman, Maverick Carter, NBA player LeBron James and Believe Entertainment Group co-founder Bill Masterson attend the Debut of "The LeBrons" at Siren Studios on February 17, 2011 in Hollywood, California. LeBron James, Spring Hill Productions And Believe Entertainment Group Debut "The LeBrons" Siren Studios Hollywood, CA United States February 17, 2011 Photo by Jesse Grant/WireImage.com To license this image (63567936), contact WireImage.com

authorDrew Budd, Sports Editor on Apr 3, 2018
A little more than 30 years ago, William H. Masterson III had a role in the Southampton High School play, “You Can’t Take It with You,” simply for the fun... more

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