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The Lettrist schism began when a press conference by this person was disrupted by Guy Debord. The X-Files episode “Home” was inspired by a scene in this person’s autobiography in which he recounts meeting a “human frog.” During the Kitchen Debate, Khrushchev cited the work of this person, who expressed admiration for The Butterfly Lovers while hosting Zhou Enlai for dinner. This person’s relationship with Joan Barry led to trumped-up charges under the (*) Mann Act as part of a smear campaign by J. Edgar (10[2])Hoover. With David Raksin, this early user of filmic leitmotif wrote a score that produced the hit “Smile.” After emigrating to Switzerland, this person wrote, directed, and starred in A King in New York. For 10 points, name this filmmaker who danced with a globe in The Great (10[1])Dictator. ■END■

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