Mr Frampton introduced Mr Andre to a young painter called Frank Stella.

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In the early 1950s young Mr Andre went off to Phillips Academy in Andover, and then on to New York City where he shared a tiny, cold-water apartment in Little Italy with his old college room-mate, Hollis Frampton, a photographer.

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So in early 1987, he teamed up with Andre "Dr. Dre" Young, then a teenage father with a solid reputation as a disc jockey and producer.

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Demme, who just finished shooting an adaptation of Henrick Ibsen's "The Master Builder" with Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory ("My Dinner With Andre"), spoke to Rolling Stone about his love of music, Young's film director alter-ego Bernard Shakey and his long journey through the past with Young.

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Toulon director of rugby Philippe Saint-Andre was in no doubt that the big-match experience the Blues have gathered under Young was a major factor in their favour.

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