Robert L. Freedman

Robert L. Freedman (born July 27, 1957) is an American screenwriter and dramatist. He is best known for his teleplays for Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997) and Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001).

Early life and education

Robert attended the University of California, Los Angeles and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He holds Masters of Fine Arts from NYU in Dramatic Writing and Musical Theatre Writing.

Current projects

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, co-written with Steven Lutvak and based on the 1907 novel Israel Rank by Roy Horniman, premiered in October 2012 at Hartford Stage in Hartford, CT. The production, directed by Darko Tresnjak, transferred to the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, CA in March 2013.

Work

Television

• The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982)
• Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne (1987)
• Taken Away (1989)
• Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (1991)
• Woman With A Past (1992)
• A Deadly Secret: The Robert Bierer Story (1992)
• Honor Thy Mother (1992)
• In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994)
• What Love Sees (1996)
• Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997)
• What Makes a Family (2001)
• Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)
• Murder in the Hamptons (2005)
• The Pastor's Wife (2011)

Theatre

• Grand Duchy (with John Bayless)
• Campaign of the Century (with Steven Lutvak)
• The Beast of Broadway: The Life and Times of David Merrick (with Faye Greenberg)
• A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (with Steven Lutvak)

Honors and awards

External links

• Official site
• Robert L. Freedman at the Internet Movie Database