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Lanie Robertson is a playwright who often tackles themes of societal issues and features historical characters. He was born in 1936 in Knoxville, Iowa, but at an early age traveled with his family, attending 16 different schools in 14 different states before he graduated highschool.
Reflections on ‘The Gardener’by Lanie Robertson, With a Stellar Cast in its World Premiere Online
Nov 5, 2019 · A pastiche of name-dropping and psychodrama about a great benefactor of 20th-century modern art, Lanie Robertson's "Woman Before a Glass" manages to entertain with some saucy speechifying,...
views 2,735,106 updated. Robertson, Lanie. PERSONAL: Born in Knoxville, IA; son of Archie Robertson (a pipeline construction superintendent) and Mildred Finlayson (a homemaker). Ethnicity: "White." Education: Temple University, Ph.D., 1972. Politics: Democrat. ADDRESSES: Home— New York, NY.
Lanie Robertson. Writer: American Playhouse. Lanie Robertson is known for American Playhouse (1982), Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill (2016) and Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues (1987).
Lanie Robertson (b. 1936) is an American playwright, actor, and educator. The Lanie Robertson papers, dating from 1953 to 2002, survey Robertson’s playwriting career through scripts, correspondence, writings, and biographical, production, and publicity files.
Lanie Robertson’s first plays The Insanity of Mary Girard and Back County Crimes are frequently performed by schools and community theatres. His play about Billie Holiday, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, was produced on Broadway and in London’s West End with Audra McDonald.
