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Robert Anderson(1917-2009)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Robert Anderson was born on 28 April 1917 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for I Never Sang for My Father (1970), The Sand Pebbles (1966) and The Nun's Story (1959). He was previously 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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Deborah Kerr, Robert Anderson, and John Kerr in Tea and Sympathy (1956)

Known for:

I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
I Never Sang for My Father
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1970
Candice Bergen, Steve McQueen, and Emmanuelle Arsan in The Sand Pebbles (1966)
The Sand Pebbles
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1966
The Nun's Story (1959)
The Nun's Story
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1959
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspenso (1949)
Suspenso
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer

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Writer

  • Tea and Sympathy
    • play
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Getting Up and Going Home (1992)
    Getting Up and Going Home
    • book
    • TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Tè e simpatia
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 1992
  • TV teatar (1956)
    TV teatar
    • by
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Henry Winkler and Jennifer Hetrick in Absolute Strangers (1991)
    Absolute Strangers
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • Lou Diamond Phillips and Anne Meara in The General Motors Playwrights Theater (1991)
    The General Motors Playwrights Theater
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Stacking (1987)
    American Playhouse
    • play
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Dirk Bogarde and Glenda Jackson in An Act of Love: The Patricia Neal Story (1981)
    An Act of Love: The Patricia Neal Story
    • teleplay
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
  • To theatro tis Defteras (1970)
    To theatro tis Defteras
    • play
    • TV Series
    • 1973–1976
  • Double Solitaire (1974)
    Double Solitaire
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 1974
  • I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
    I Never Sang for My Father
    • based on "I Never Sang For My Father" by
    • written by
    • 1970
  • Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969)
    Silent Night, Lonely Night
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 1969
  • Tee und etwas Sympathie
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • Candice Bergen, Steve McQueen, and Emmanuelle Arsan in The Sand Pebbles (1966)
    The Sand Pebbles
    • screenplay
    • 1966
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 1965

Actor

  • Music on 2 (1965)
    Music on 2
    • Narrator (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1971

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 Tea and Sympathy (1956).
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    • 7 Articles

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  • Trivia
    He was a U.S. Navy lieutenant in the Pacific during WWII. He adapted several stories about the Pacific region, including the screenplays for James A. Michener's Until They Sail (1957) and Richard McKenna's The Sand Pebbles (1966).
  • Quotes
    It is next to impossible to earn a living in the theater. But you can make a killing.
  • Nickname
    • Bob
  • Salary
    • Tea and Sympathy
      (1956)
      $400,000

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