Robert Getchell

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Biography

Adept at both original work and adaptations, Robert Getchell saw the production of the very first screenplay he had written, "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" released in 1974 and he earned an Academy Award nomination for his efforts. Heralded at the time as one of the first "women's pictures" since the advent of the feminist revolution, "Alice" starred Ellen Burstyn as a widow who leaves her home with her son to finally pursue her dream of …
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Job Title

Writer

Career Milestones

1994

Co-wrote screenplay for "The Client"

1993

Adapted "This Boy's Life" for the screen

1981

Adapted "Mommie Dearest" for the screen

1976

Created "Alice" series based on his screenplay; Wrote "Bound for Glory"

1974

Received Oscar nomination for first produced screenplay, "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"

Taught literature at University of Missouri and University of Miami (Ohio)

Awards

1976

Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay--Based On Material From Another Medium) in Bound For Glory

1975

BAFTA Award for Screenplay in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974

Academy Award for Writing (Original Screenplay) in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore