Robert Alan Aurthur
Robert Alan Aurthur (born June 10, 1922 in New York City , † November 20, 1978 , ibid) was an American writer , screenwriter and film producer who was posthumously nominated for two Academy Awards for his musical Behind the Spotlight .
Life
During World War II , he served in the United States Marine Corps as a war correspondent. He later processed his experiences in the book The Third Marine Division . After the war, he studied at the University of Pennsylvania and then wrote short stories for the New Yorker before writing five TV episodes for the first time in 1952 for the sitcom Mister Peepers . Up until his first produced screenplay A Man Beats Fear , Aurthur still worked in series such as Campbell Playhouse , Goodyear Television Playhouse and Justice . Aurthur celebrated his greatest success with the musical Behind the Limelight , for which he was nominated in 1980 for both the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and Best Film . However, he died during the shooting, which is why he could no longer experience this.
After his childless marriage to Beatrice Arthur , he married Virginia Aurthur, with whom he had four children, of whom his oldest son was born in 1948. Aurthur, who had long been diagnosed with lung cancer, died on November 20, 1978 of a heart attack .
Works
- 1948: The Third Marine Division
Filmography (selection)
- 1952–1953: Mister Peepers (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1953–1954: Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1954: Campbell Playhouse (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1954: Justice (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1957: A Man Conquers Fear (Edge of the City)
- 1959: Warlock
- 1964: Lilith
- 1966: Grand Prix
- 1968: Liebling (For Love of Ivy)
- 1969: The Lost Man (The Lost Man)
- 1979: Behind the Spotlight (All That Jazz)
Awards (selection)
- 1980 : Nomination for Best Original Screenplay with Behind the Spotlight
- 1980 : Nomination for the best film with Behind the Spotlight
Web links
- Robert Alan Aurthur in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Robert Alan Aurthur. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved October 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Milestones, Dec. 4, 1978. In: time-demo.newscred.com. October 12, 2011, archived from the original on July 16, 2012 ; accessed on October 27, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Martha Groves: Jonathan Aurthur, 56; Wrote Book on Son's Suicide, Later Took His Own Life on latimes.com, December 11, 2004, accessed January 17, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aurthur, Robert Alan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer, screenwriter, and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 20, 1978 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York, United States |