Robert Anderson (screenwriter)
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Robert Woodruff Anderson (b. April 28, 1917, in New York City, New York) is an American playwright and screenwriter, perhaps best known as the author of Tea and Sympathy, which made its Broadway debut in 1953 and was made into an MGM film in 1956. Both versions starred Deborah Kerr and John Kerr. Anderson wrote the screenplays for 1959's The Nun's Story and 1966's The Sand Pebbles. He was Oscar-nominated for the The Nun's Story as well as the 1970 screen version of his play I Never Sang for My Father.
Anderson was married to Phyllis Stohl from 1940 until her death in 1956 and actress Teresa Wright from 1959 until their divorce in 1978.
In addition to his plays, he is the author of the novels After (1973) and Getting Up and Going Home (1978).
[edit] Selected Plays
- Tea and Sympathy (1953)
- All Summer Long (1955)
- Silent Night, Lonely Night (1960)
- You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running (1967)
- I Never Sang for My Father (1968)
- Absolute Strangers (1991)
- The Last Act Is a Solo (1991)
[edit] Quote
"It is next to impossible to earn a living in the theater. But you can make a killing."
