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  "textContent": "Susan Grode, a pioneering attorney who specialized in animation and fine art with clients including The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg, died this week of natural causes in Los Angeles. She was 86. Grode pioneered contractual protections that remain standard today and represented some of the most influential creators in […]",
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