Phil Alden Robinson (born March 1, 1950) in Long Beach, New York, is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include Field of Dreams, Sneakers and The Sum of All Fears.
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.
Field of Dreams earned Robinson nominations for the Directors Guild of America Award...
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Phil Alden Robinson (born March 1, 1950) in Long Beach, New York, is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include Field of Dreams, Sneakers and The Sum of All Fears.
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.
Field of Dreams earned Robinson nominations for the Directors Guild of America Award, the Writers Guild of America Award and an Oscar for Best Screenplay Adaptation (the film was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Score Oscars). Other accolades for the film include the Christophers Award, and Premiere Magazine's Readers Poll for Best Picture of 1989.
Sneakers was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America.
Robinson's 2000 TV drama Freedom Song won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Longform Screenplay, was nominated for two Emmy Awards, three NAACP Image Awards (including...
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