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United States. Died. 1978. United States. Occupation. Writer. Robert Gittler was an American writer best known for writing the screenplay for The Buddy Holly Story, an Oscar -winning (for its music) motion picture. [1] Gittler committed suicide in 1978, two days before the theatrical release of The Buddy Holly Story.
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Native or bilingual proficiency. View Robert Gittler’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Robert has 6 jobs listed on their profile. See the complete profile on...
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Aug 18, 1978 · Both Rash and screenwriter Robert Gittler (who committed suicide on the eve of the film's premiere have resisted overemphatic dramatization, and do not try to contrive a series of implausible...
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It was adapted by Robert Gittler from Buddy Holly: His Life and Music, the 1975 biography of Holly by John Goldrosen, and was directed by Steve Rash . Plot. In 1956, Buddy Holly and his friends, drummer Jesse Charles and bass player Ray Bob Simmons, regularly performed at a local roller rink in Lubbock, Texas, as The Crickets.
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- Fred Bauer, Edward H. Cohen, Frances Avrut-Bauer, Fred T. Kuehnert
Jul 23, 1978 · Mr. Busey and the screenwriter, Robert Gittler — who committed suicide on the day of the film's world premiere in Texas — had only sketchy information to go on; for instance, they could find ...
Writer: The Buddy Holly Story. Robert Gittler was born on 11 August 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Robert was a writer, known for The Buddy Holly Story (1978). Robert died on 16 May 1978 in Hollywood, California, USA.
Jan 1, 1978 · Robert Gittler’s screenplay [from a story by Alan Swyer] takes Holly from his early days in Lubbock, Texas, where he churns out be-bop for the roller rink crowd, through his disastrous...
