Writing

Robert Anderson

Born April 28, 1917 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Died February 9, 2009 · aged 91

Robert Woodruff Anderson (April 28, 1917 – February 9, 2009) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and theatrical producer. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, for the drama films The Nun's Story (1959) and I Never Sang for My Father (1970), the latter based on his play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robe…

Known For

The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story · 1959

The Nun's Story

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles · 1966

The Sand Pebbles

Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the 'rice-bowl' system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between Chinese and foreigner on the river. Hostility towards the gunboat's presence reaches a climax when the boat must crash through a river-boom and rescue missionaries upriver at China Light Mission.

Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy · 1956

Tea and Sympathy

A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards him was his housemaster's wife.

I Never Sang for My Father

I Never Sang for My Father · 1970

I Never Sang for My Father

A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.

Until They Sail

Until They Sail · 1957

Until They Sail

MovieRomanceDrama

Four sisters in New Zealand fall for soldiers en route to the Pacific theater in WWII.

Silent Night, Lonely Night

Silent Night, Lonely Night · 1969

Silent Night, Lonely Night

MovieDramaTV Movie

Over the Christmas holidays in a small New England college town, a man and a woman share a brief interlude. He is there to visit his wife, who is a mental patient at the university, and she is there visiting her son, who is a student, after discovering her husband's infidelity.

The Patricia Neal Story

The Patricia Neal Story · 1981

The Patricia Neal Story

MovieDramaTV Movie

The dramatic account of actress Patricia Neal's miraculous recovery from a near-fatal stroke in 1966 with the help of her then-husband, author Roald Dahl, and their close friend, veteran actress Mildred Dunnock.

Absolute Strangers

Absolute Strangers · 1991

Absolute Strangers

MovieDramaTV Movie

A husband tries to keep his comatose wife alive by allowing doctors to terminate her pregnancy. Hearing about this, anti-abortion protesters start a legal campaign to gain legal custody of the fetus.

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The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story · 1959

The Nun's Story

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

Screenplay

The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles · 1966

The Sand Pebbles

Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the 'rice-bowl' system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between Chinese and foreigner on the river. Hostility towards the gunboat's presence reaches a climax when the boat must crash through a river-boom and rescue missionaries upriver at China Light Mission.

Screenplay

Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy · 1956

Tea and Sympathy

A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards him was his housemaster's wife.

Screenplay

I Never Sang for My Father

I Never Sang for My Father · 1970

I Never Sang for My Father

A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.

Screenplay

Until They Sail

Until They Sail · 1957

Until They Sail

MovieRomanceDrama

Four sisters in New Zealand fall for soldiers en route to the Pacific theater in WWII.

Screenplay

Silent Night, Lonely Night

Silent Night, Lonely Night · 1969

Silent Night, Lonely Night

MovieDramaTV Movie

Over the Christmas holidays in a small New England college town, a man and a woman share a brief interlude. He is there to visit his wife, who is a mental patient at the university, and she is there visiting her son, who is a student, after discovering her husband's infidelity.

Theatre Play

The Patricia Neal Story

The Patricia Neal Story · 1981

The Patricia Neal Story

MovieDramaTV Movie

The dramatic account of actress Patricia Neal's miraculous recovery from a near-fatal stroke in 1966 with the help of her then-husband, author Roald Dahl, and their close friend, veteran actress Mildred Dunnock.

Teleplay

Absolute Strangers

Absolute Strangers · 1991

Absolute Strangers

MovieDramaTV Movie

A husband tries to keep his comatose wife alive by allowing doctors to terminate her pregnancy. Hearing about this, anti-abortion protesters start a legal campaign to gain legal custody of the fetus.

Writer

Getting Up and Going Home

Getting Up and Going Home · 1992

Getting Up and Going Home

MovieComedyDrama

A middle-aged lawyer struggles to face his inner demons as he finds himself embroiled in affairs with three separate women.

Book

I Never Sang for My Father

I Never Sang for My Father · 1988

I Never Sang for My Father

A man who wants to move on with his life by moving to California and marry his girlfriend, finds it difficult as he still lives in the towering shadow of his aging father.

Theatre Play

Double Solitaire

Double Solitaire · 1974

Double Solitaire

With his parents about to celebrate their wedding anniversary, a middle-aged husband agrees to renew his vows to his longtime wife. But as they assess their relationship, the couple discovers that their marriage no longer has any meaning. A televised production of Robert Anderson's thoughtful play, this fascinating drama deftly examines the institution of marriage and the nature of love.

Writer

American Playhouse

American Playhouse · 1982

American Playhouse

SeriesDramaComedy

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.

Writer

Studio One

Studio One · 1948

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.

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