In Stranger than Fiction ( 2006 ) , Queen Latifah plays the role of Penny Escher .
Her publisher has sent an assistant , Penny Escher ( Queen Latifah ) , to make sure the book gets completed ( ironically , the book 's title is `` Death and Taxes '' , a snippet from a famous statement by Benjamin Franklin ) .
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