Philosophy Alden Robinson is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include Field of Dreams, Sneakers, and The Sum of All Fears.
Background
Robinson was born in Long Beach, New York, the son of Jessie Frances and S. Jesse Robinson, who was a drama critic for the New York Journal American and a media coordinator for the liquor division of the National Distillers & Chemical Corporation in New New York
Education
Robinson graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Union College in 1996.
Career
Robinson directed the baseball film, Field of Dreams (1989). Other accolades for the film include the Christopher Award, and Premiere Magazine"s Readers Poll for Best Picture of 1989. In 1992, he accompanied the United Nations High Commission for Refugees as an observer on relief missions to Somalia and Bosnia, for which he wrote and directed his first of five documentaries for American Broadcasting Company News Nightline.
Primetime Emmy Award
Golden Gate Award; America Award; Humanitas Prize; Arts and Sciences; Edgar Award; the Christopher Award; Emmy award; Communications Image Award; Screen Actors Guild award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City.
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City.