Bruce Robinson
British screenwriter and film director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Bruce Robinson, see Bruce Robinson (disambiguation).
Bruce Robinson (born 2 May 1946) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and novelist. He wrote and directed Withnail and I (1987), a film with comic and tragic elements set in London in the late 1960s, which drew on his experiences as a struggling actor, living in poverty in Camden Town.[1]
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Born | (1946-05-02) 2 May 1946 (age 77) London, England |
Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
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Years active | 1967–present |
Spouse |
Sophie Windham (m. 1984) |
Partner(s) | Lesley-Anne Down (1977–1979) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 1984 The Killing Fields |
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As an actor, he has worked with Franco Zeffirelli, Ken Russell and François Truffaut.