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Robin Swicord (born 1952) is an American screenwriter and film director. She wrote the screenplay for the film Memoirs of a Geisha based on the novel of the same name by Arthur Golden. Her other screenplay credits include Little Women Practical Magic Matilda The Perez Family and Shag.[citation needed]Her directorial debut was with the 1993 short film The Red Coat for which she also wrote the screenplay.