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===Literature and film=== In the 1948 [[biographical novel]] ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen]]'', the principal characters [[Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.]] and [[Lillian Moller Gilbreth]] live in Montclair, as the authors did in real life.<ref>Yardley, Jonathan. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40407-2003Aug24.html "Gold by a Couple: 'Cheaper by the Dozen'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204092251/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40407-2003Aug24.html |date=February 4, 2017 }}, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', August 25, 203. Accessed March 30, 2016. "They had a 14-room house in the New Jersey bedroom community of Montclair and rode around in a 'gray Pierce Arrow, equipped with two bulb horns and an electric Klaxon, which Dad would try to blow all at the same time when he wanted to pass anyone.'"</ref> Some scenes of the film "Seven Minutes in Heaven" (1986) were filmed in and around [[Montclair High School (New Jersey)|Montclair High School]].<ref>"Seven Minutes in Heaven". Fast Rewind. Retrieved September 4, 2023.</ref> The 1989 film ''[[Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989 film)|Bloodhounds of Broadway]]'', which starred [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Matt Dillon]], and [[Jennifer Grey]], was partially filmed in Montclair.<ref name=JerseyDigs>{{cite web|url=https://jerseydigs.com/madonna-bloodhounds-of-broadway-union-city/|title=Union City Building Where Madonna Filmed 'Bloodhounds of Broadway' Hits the Market|author=Fry, Chris|publisher=Jersey Digs|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=October 24, 2023|access-date=October 27, 2023|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231027223927/https://jerseydigs.com/madonna-bloodhounds-of-broadway-union-city/}}</ref> [[Pedro Almodóvar]]'s 2024 film ''[[The Room Next Door]]'' features scenes filmed in the Montclair Book Center and Montclair State University.<ref>{{cite web |title=See teaser for Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language movie, filmed in N.J. |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2024/08/see-teaser-for-pedro-almodovars-first-english-language-movie-filmed-in-nj.html |website=nj.com}}</ref> The [[HBO]] drama ''[[The Sopranos]]'' features several scenes shot in and taking place in Montclair with numerous references to the township appearing in the show.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Trip Back In Time: ‘The Sopranos’ Locations You’ll Recognize |url=https://montclairlocal.news/2024/01/a-trip-back-in-time-the-sopranos-locations-youll-recognize/ |website=Montclair Local}}</ref>
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