Robert Getchell
American screenwriter

Robert Getchell

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American screenwriter
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Male
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United States of America
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Birth:
1 January 1943(Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, U.S.A.)
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Robert Getchell (born 1936) is an American screenwriter. Getchell wrote the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and created the sitcom based on that film, Alice.

Filmography

  • Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
  • Bound for Glory (1976)
  • Alice (1976–1985)
  • Mommie Dearest (1981)
  • Sweet Dreams (1985)
  • Stella (1990)
  • Point of No Return (1993)
  • This Boy's Life (1993)
  • The Client (1994)

Awards

  • 1975: nominated for an Academy Award and Writers Guild of America Award for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.
  • 1976: won a BAFTA Award for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.
  • 1977: nominated for an Academy Award and WGA Award for Bound for Glory.
  • 1982: won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay for Mommie Dearest.