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Robert Allan Ackerman(1944-2022)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Robert Allan Ackerman was born on 30 June 1944 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001), My House in Umbria (2003) and The Ramen Girl (2008). He died on 10 January 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 30, 1944
DiedJanuary 10, 2022(77)
BornJune 30, 1944
DiedJanuary 10, 2022(77)
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  • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for

Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
7.9
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Maggie Smith in My House in Umbria (2003)
My House in Umbria
6.9
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 2003
Brittany Murphy in The Ramen Girl (2008)
The Ramen Girl
6.3
  • Director
  • 2008
Farrah Fawcett and Alison Pill in Baby (2000)
Baby
5.7
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 2000

Credits

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Director

  • Brittany Murphy in The Ramen Girl (2008)
    The Ramen Girl
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Filthy Gorgeous
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2007
  • James Brolin and Judy Davis in The Reagans (2003)
    The Reagans
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2003
  • The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)
    The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)
    Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Farrah Fawcett and Alison Pill in Baby (2000)
    Baby
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Forget Me Never (1999)
    Forget Me Never
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Passion's Way (1999)
    Passion's Way
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Double Platinum (1999)
    Double Platinum
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Nothing Sacred (1997)
    Nothing Sacred
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Rob Lowe in Outrage (1998)
    Outrage
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Valerie Bertinelli and Harry Hamlin in Night Sins (1997)
    Night Sins
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Suddenly (1996)
    Suddenly
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Radiant City (1996)
    Radiant City
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Safe Passage (1994)
    Safe Passage
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1994

Producer

  • Taylor Swift in Taylor Swift: Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2020)
    Taylor Swift: Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
    8.4
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Brittany Murphy in The Ramen Girl (2008)
    The Ramen Girl
    6.3
    • producer
    • 2008
  • James Brolin and Judy Davis in The Reagans (2003)
    The Reagans
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 2003
  • Maggie Smith in My House in Umbria (2003)
    My House in Umbria
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)
    Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • co-executive producer
    • 2001
  • Passion's Way (1999)
    Passion's Way
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1999
  • Suddenly (1996)
    Suddenly
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1996

Writer

  • The Red House
    • Writer
    • In Development
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Robert Ackerman
  • Born
    • June 30, 1944
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 10, 2022
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(kidney failure)
  • Other works
    He directed Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town," at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England with Alan Alda, Jemma Redgrave, Rowena Cooper, John Normington and John Rose.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He of "The Vortex," in the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson/Josephine Hart and Stagescreen productions at the (University of California) James A. Doolittle Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1991 Drama-Logue Award for Direction.

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