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Dead Poets Society

Robin Williams portrays English professor John Keating, who, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest.

Corporate Author: Silver Screen Partners IV., Witt-Thomas Productions., Touchstone Pictures., Touchstone Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Weir, Peter, 1944-, Witt, Paul Junger, 1943-2018, Schulman, Tom., Williams, Robin, 1951-2014., Leonard, Robert Sean, 1969-, Hawke, Ethan, 1970-, Jarre, Maurice.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Published: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2006.
Edition: Special ed.
Subjects:
Teacher-student relationships > Drama.
Boarding school students > Drama.
English teachers > Drama.
Boarding schools > Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures.
Summary: Robin Williams portrays English professor John Keating, who, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest.
Item Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 129 min. + extras) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format: DVD, Widescreen version presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio (1.85:1).
Audience: MPAA rating: PG.
Awards: Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Schulman).
ISBN: 0788853643
9780788853647
Author Notes: Robin McLaurin Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 21, 1951. He studied acting at the Juilliard School. He was an actor and comedian, who appeared in both television shows and feature films. His television shows included Mork and Mindy and The Crazy Ones. He starred in numerous films including Popeye, Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, Awakenings, Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire, Patch Adams, Bicentennial Man, Insomnia, Night at the Museum, Lee Daniels' The Butler, Merry Friggin' Christmas, and Boulevard. He won an Oscar in 1998 for Good Will Hunting.

He also appeared in stand-up comedy specials like Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met and in an annual series of HBO telethons for Comic Relief, a charity organization that helps homeless people and others in need. In 2011, he made his acting debut on Broadway in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. He suffered from drug and alcohol addiction in the past and was currently battling severe depression. He died of a suspected suicide due to asphyxia on August 11, 2014 at the age of 63.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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