Michael Robert "Bob" Gale (born May 25, 1951) is an Academy Award-nominated American screenwriter who co-wrote the science fiction film Back to the Future with writing partner Robert Zemeckis, and the screen plays for the film's two sequels. Gale also co-produced all three films. He is married and although he still considers himself a St. Louisan at heart, he currently lives in the Los Angeles area.
Gale was born in University City, Missouri, the...
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Michael Robert "Bob" Gale (born May 25, 1951) is an Academy Award-nominated American screenwriter who co-wrote the science fiction film Back to the Future with writing partner Robert Zemeckis, and the screen plays for the film's two sequels. Gale also co-produced all three films. He is married and although he still considers himself a St. Louisan at heart, he currently lives in the Los Angeles area.
Gale was born in University City, Missouri, the son of Maxine (née Kippel), an art dealer and violinist, and Mark R. Gale, an attorney. As a teen, he created his own comic books ("The Green Vomit") using spirit duplication, and also co-founded a popular comic book club in St. Louis. Later, he made his own amateur three-film series with his brother Charles Gale, parodies of the Republic Pictures Commando Cody serials (using the character name "Commando Cus"), the last two of which also in collaboration with his friend the late Richard Rosenberg. (Rosenberg had taken over the series with the...
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