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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 .
Bruce Robinson. Writer: Withnail & I. Such is the mythology that has sprung up around Bruce Robinson's first film, the openly autobiographical Withnail & I (1987), that it's often hard to separate fact from fiction. But the facts appear to be these: trained as an actor at London's Central School of Speech and Drama, he got off to a good early ...
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Bruce Robinson is a British writer and director, best known for his cult classic Withnail & I (1987). He also wrote The Killing Fields (1984) and Jennifer 8 (1992), and acted in Romeo and Juliet (1968) and The Story of Adele H (1975).
- May 2, 1946
Oct 6, 2015 · Bruce Robinson: the man who found the Ripper When he acting career stalled, Bruce Robinson turned to writing and first made his mark with the Oscar-winning screenplay for The Killing Fields in 1984.
Oct 24, 2011 · The Rum Diary director on his favorite films, from Chaplin to Hitchcock, and how he adapted Hunter S. Thompson's novel. Learn about his experience working with Johnny Depp and the challenges of making The Rum Diary.
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Oct 12, 2023 · Bruce Robinson in 1989. Photograph: Handmade/Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock “I don’t want to slap the dead about but Zeffirelli wasn’t a very kind man,” said Robinson. “I had a lot of ...
Oct 15, 2011 · Bruce Robinson: 'I'm just going to take my liver for a wash'. Euan Ferguson. The Withnail director is returning to the movies with Johnny Depp. But first there's a meal with Euan Ferguson to ...
