Background
Aurthur, Robert Alan was born on June 10, 1922 in New York City. Son of William and Margaret (Brock) Aurthur.
Aurthur, Robert Alan was born on June 10, 1922 in New York City. Son of William and Margaret (Brock) Aurthur.
Bachelor of Arts Journalism with highest honors, University of Pennsylvania, 1946.
Children (by previous marriage)—Jonathan, Gretchen, Timothy. Contributor short stories to magazines, 1948-1952. Free-lance television writer, 1952-1956.
Associate producer Philco television Playhouse, 1955, producer, 1956.
Film writer, 1957-1959. Producer National Broadcasting Company Sunday Showcase, 1959-1960.
Vice president Talent Associates Limited., 1961-1962. Charge production United Artists television, 1963-1964.
Film writer, 1965-1966.
Author Broadway productions A Very Special Baby, 1956, Kwamina, 1961, Carry Maine Back to Morningside Heights, 1968. Author screen plays Edge of the City, 1956, Warlock, 1958, Lilith, 1961, Grand Prix, 1967, Foreign Love of Ivy, 1968, Trespass, 1971, The Nixon Recession Caper, 1972, Indians, 1974, Ending, 1975, All That Jazz, 1977.
Writer-director The Lost Manitoba, 1968-1969, Mafia at War, 1973.
Writer (with Reginald Rose) television series The Jurors, 1972. Columnist Hanging Out, Esquire magazine member of faculty School Arts, New York University, 1975-1978.
Delaware, International Writers Guild Symposium, Leningrad, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1975.
Served to First lieutenant United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Civil Liberties Union, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Television Academy Arts and Sciences (Board of Governors 1958-1959), Actor’s Studio, Writers Guild America-West, Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Directors Guild American, Sigma Nu.
Married Jane Wetherell, May 27, 1966. Children (by previous marriage): Jonathan, Gretchen, Timothy.