JK Rowling

Watch rare 1999 interview with JK Rowling

  November 12, 2010 at 11:40 AM ET
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In 1999, 60 Minutes talked with up-and-coming author JK Rowling about how she developed the magic of the first Harry Potter books, her background, living on welfare and more.

Flash back to a time before the movies, before the fandom exploded, before a theme park was even considered: