Robert Fox (producer)
Robert Michael John Fox (born March 25, 1952 in Cuckfield , Essex ) is a British film and theater producer .
Life
Robert Fox grew up as the third child of theater agent Robin Fox with actress Angela Worthington . After attending Harrow School , like his entire family, he aspired to a working life in the arts. Initially active as an actor, he began as a runner for John Heyman at World Film Services . He then became an assistant director at the Royal Court Theater . In 1973 he became Associate Producer for Michael White Limited and worked on productions such as A Chorus Line , Annie and The Rocky Horror Show .
In 1980 he founded Robert Fox Limited. He initially produced in London's West End , and later on Broadway . His best-known productions included Another Country (from 1981), Burn This (with John Malkovich ), Arthur Miller's The Ride Down Mt. Morgan and The Boy from Oz .
He also began working for the film, starting with the TV movie Anyone for Dennis? . In 2002 he produced The Hours by Stephen Daldry . The production earned him an Oscar nomination. In the same year he won a Christopher Award with Iris .
He was nominated for an Emmy in 2017 and 2018 for his production of the television series The Crown for Netflix .
Private life
From 1990 to 1992 he was married to actress Natasha Richardson .
Theater productions
- 1983: Torch Song Trilogy (Albery Theater)
- 1983: Crystal Clear (Wyndhams Theater)
- 1985: Interpreters (Queens Theater)
- 1986: After Aida (Old Vic Theater)
- 1986: Corpse! (Broadway)
- 1986: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Broadway)
- 1986: Chess (West End, Broadway)
- 1988: Smelling a Rat (Hampstead Theater)
- 1990: Lettice and Loveage (Broadway)
- 1991: The Big Love (Broadway)
- 1993: The Importance of Being Earnest (Aldwych Theater)
- 1996: Skylight (also 2014/2015) (Broadway)
- 1996: Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (Aldwych Theater)
- 1998: The Judas Kiss (Broadway / Playhouse)
- 1998: Stupid Kids (Broadway)
- 1998: The Blue Room (Broadway)
- 1999: Closer (Broadway / Lyric)
- 1999: Amy's View (Broadway / Aldwych)
- 2002: The Boy from Oz (Broadway)
- 2003: Salome: The Reading (Broadway)
- 2003: Gypsy (Broadway)
- 2005: The Pillowman (Broadway)
- 2006: The Boy from Oz: The Arena Musical (Australia)
- 2006: time window ( The Vertical Hour ) (Broadway)
- 2007: Frost / Nixon (Broadway / Gieguld)
- 2009: God of Carnage (Broadway)
- 2010: Behane in Spokane (Broadway)
- 2011: Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway (Broadway)
- 2015: The Audience (Broadway / Apollo)
- 2015: Broadway to Oz (Australia)
Filmography
- 1982: Anyone for Dennis? (TV movie)
- 1984: Another Country
- 1986: Gothic
- 1995: A Month by the Lake (A Month by the Lake)
- 2001: Iris
- 2002: The Hours - From Eternity to Eternity (The Hours)
- 2004: Up close (Closer)
- 2006: Notes on a Scandal (Notes on a Scandal)
- 2007: Atonement (Atonement)
- 2013: Salomé
- 2018: The Happy Prince
- since 2016: The Crown
Web links
- Official website
- Robert Fox on Broadwayworld.com
- Robert Fox in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Robert Fox in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Fox: Awards. Internet Movie Database , accessed February 2, 2020 .
- ^ Robert Fox in the Internet Broadway Database . Retrieved February 2, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fox, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fox, Robert Michael John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film and theater producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cuckfield , Essex |