Phil Alden Robinson

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Phil Alden Robinson
Born (1950-03-01) March 1, 1950 (age 74)
Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film director and screenwriter
Years active1981–present
SpousePaulette Holland Bartlett (m. 2009)

Phil Alden Robinson (born March 1, 1950) is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include Field of Dreams, Sneakers, and The Sum of All Fears.

Early life and education

Robinson was born in

Doctorate of Letters
from Union College in 1996.

Career

Robinson directed the baseball film

Premiere Magazine
's Readers Poll for Best Picture of 1989.

His next feature,

Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America
.

Robinson's 2000 TV drama

Golden Reel Award, and the Humanitas Prize. It also received the Christopher Award
, the San Francisco Film Society's "Golden Gate Award", and a National Association of Minorities in Communications Image Award.

For

Emmy Award
for Best Directing of a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special.

In 1990, Robinson was named "Screenwriter of the Year" by the National Association of Theatre Owners, and in 1994 received the Writers Guild of America's Valentine Davies Award for contributions to the entertainment industry and the community-at-large.

In 1992, he accompanied the

Emmy Award
in 1997.

Robinson is currently Vice President of the

UCLA Hammer Museum
.

Filmography

Year Title Notes
1987 In the Mood also screenwriter, and co-storywriter Bob Kosberg and David Simon
1989 Field of Dreams also screenwriter, adapting Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella
1992 Sneakers also co-screenwriter with Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes
2000 Freedom Song also co-writer with Stanley Weiser
2002 The Sum of All Fears based on the novel by Tom Clancy
2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn based on The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum by Assi Dayan

Screenplays

Robinson also worked as a script doctor on the 1985 film Fletch, uncredited.

Television

As creator

As contributor

  • Trapper John M.D.
     (1981) (writer, 2 episodes)
  • Band of Brothers
     (2001) (director, 1 episode)
  • The Good Wife (2016) (director, 1 episode)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
1989 Academy Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay
 Field of Dreams Nominated
2001
Writers Guild Award
 Best Original Longform "Freedom Song" Won
2002 Emmy Awards
Directing for a Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie
Band of Brothers
 Won
2009 Emmy Awards Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special 81st Academy Awards Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Phil Alden Robinson Biography (1950-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  2. ^ "Paulette Bartlett, Phil Robinson". The New York Times. September 27, 2009.
  3. ^ "BASEBALL AND BEYOND Director's Dream: If You Make It, They Will Come". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. May 25, 1989. Retrieved 2012-04-16.

External links

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