Portrait of Robert Anderson

Writing

Robert Anderson

Career

Active from 1948 to 1991, busiest in 1991 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for I Never Sang for My Father
I Never Sang for My Father
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Anderson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Crime
    2.1, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Educational Value 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 59
Getting Up and Going Home
Getting Up and Going Home (1992)

Book

Absolute Strangers
Absolute Strangers (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 67
I Never Sang for My Father
I Never Sang for My Father (1988)

Theatre Play

The Patricia Neal Story
The Patricia Neal Story (1981)
GoodWatch score 67

Teleplay

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 87
Double Solitaire
Double Solitaire (1974)

Writer, Theatre Play

I Never Sang for My Father
I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
GoodWatch score 87

Theatre Play, Screenplay

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 76
Silent Night, Lonely Night
Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

Theatre Play

The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 71
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

Until They Sail
Until They Sail (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Tea and Sympathy
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay