Background
Gardner, Robert Son of Robert Thompson and Marian Gardner.
Gardner, Robert Son of Robert Thompson and Marian Gardner.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, City College of New York, New York City.
Professor screenwriting University Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1997.
Director(screenwriter, producer): (films) Clarence And Angel (2nd prize and Oecumenical prize from Locarno Film Festival, 1980), King James Version. Author: (screenplays) Cri Du Coeur (2nd Prize at Venice and Berlin Film Fest, 1994), The Wedding Palace, (novels) Biko Lives, (screenplays) The Girl From 135Th Street.