Robert Woodruff Anderson

Robert Woodruff Anderson (April 28, 1917 – February 9, 2009) was an American screenwriter and playwright. Born in New York City and educated at Harvard, he achieved his first major critical acclaim with his play Tea and Sympathy in 1953, which he adapted for the screen in 1956. His other plays... More

Robert Woodruff Anderson (April 28, 1917 – February 9, 2009) was an American screenwriter and playwright. Born in New York City and educated at Harvard, he achieved his first major critical acclaim with his play Tea and Sympathy in 1953, which he adapted for the screen in 1956. His other plays include All Summer Long (1955), Silent Night, Lonely Night (1960), You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running (1967), I Never Sang for My Father (1968), and Absolute Strangers and The Last Act Is a Solo (both 1991). He also wrote the screenplays for the films Until They Sail (1957), The Nun's Story (1959), The Sand Pebbles (1966) and I Never Sang for My Father (1970). He is also credited with writing several television scripts. Robert Anderson was once married to actress Teresa Wright. He died on February 9, 2009, at the age of 91, from pneumonia.