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Robert Anderson(1917-2009)

  • Writer
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Robert Anderson was born on 28 April 1917 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Je n'ai jamais chanté pour mon père (1970), La canonnière du Yang-Tsé (1966) and Au risque de se perdre (1959). He was married to Teresa Wright and Phyllis Stohl. He died on 9 February 2009 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornApril 28, 1917
DiedFebruary 9, 2009(91)
BornApril 28, 1917
DiedFebruary 9, 2009(91)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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Je n'ai jamais chanté pour mon père (1970)
Je n'ai jamais chanté pour mon père
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1970
Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen, Steve McQueen, Richard Crenna, and Emmanuelle Arsan in La canonnière du Yang-Tsé (1966)
La canonnière du Yang-Tsé
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1966
Au risque de se perdre (1959)
Au risque de se perdre
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1959
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspense (1949)
Suspense
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer

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  • Tea and Sympathy
    Short
    • play
    • 2013
  • Getting Up and Going Home (1992)
    Getting Up and Going Home
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1992
  • Tè e simpatia
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1992
  • TV teatar (1956)
    TV teatar
    6.5
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1992
  • Henry Winkler and Jennifer Hetrick in Absolute Strangers (1991)
    Absolute Strangers
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1991
  • Lou Diamond Phillips and Anne Meara in The General Motors Playwrights Theater (1991)
    The General Motors Playwrights Theater
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1991
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1988
  • Dirk Bogarde and Glenda Jackson in Acte d'amour (1981)
    Acte d'amour
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1981
  • To theatro tis Defteras (1970)
    To theatro tis Defteras
    8.1
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1973–1976
  • Double Solitaire (1974)
    Double Solitaire
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1974
  • Je n'ai jamais chanté pour mon père (1970)
    Je n'ai jamais chanté pour mon père
    7.4
    • based on "I Never Sang For My Father" by
    • written by
    • 1970
  • Lloyd Bridges and Shirley Jones in Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969)
    Silent Night, Lonely Night
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1969
  • Tee und etwas Sympathie
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1967
  • Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen, Steve McQueen, Richard Crenna, and Emmanuelle Arsan in La canonnière du Yang-Tsé (1966)
    La canonnière du Yang-Tsé
    7.5
    • screenplay
    • 1966
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1965

Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 28, 1917
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 9, 2009
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(complications from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouses
      Teresa WrightDecember 11, 1959 - October 29, 1978 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "Tea and Sympathy", produced on Broadway. NOTE: Filmed as Thé et sympathie (1956).
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    • 7 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Stepfather of his ex-wife Teresa Wright's two children.
  • Quotes
    It is next to impossible to earn a living in the theater. But you can make a killing.
  • Nickname
    • Bob
  • Salary
    • Thé et sympathie
      (1956)
      $400,000

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