Robert Rodat
Robert Rodat (born c. 1960) is an American screenwriter and producer of film and television. He is known for writing the films Saving Private Ryan (1998), which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay; Fly Away Home (1996), The Patriot (2000), and The Catcher Was a Spy (2018).
Robert Rodat
- Born
- 1953. · Keene.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, actor and film producer.
- Education
- University of Southern California and USC School of Cinematic Arts.
- Languages
- English.
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Life and career
He is also the creator of the television series Falling Skies (2011–15) and Those About to Die (2024).
Rodat was born in Keene, New Hampshire. His father was a World War II veteran. He attended Colgate University, Harvard Business School, and the University of Southern California. He wrote Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Comrades of Summer (1992), Tall Tale (1995), Fly Away Home with Vince McKewin (1996), and The Patriot (2000). He worked on the revision of the script for the 2008 film 10,000 BC and helped with the story of 2013 film Thor: The Dark World. Rodat also contributed to a screenplay for a film adaptation of Warcraft, work that was ultimately rebooted with the exit of the film's then-attached director, Sam Raimi. In 2009, Rodat created the TNT science-fiction series Falling Skies, produced by Steven Spielberg. The series did not premiere until summer 2011. Its fifth and final season was broadcast in the summer of 2015. The show is about human survivors of a semi-post apocalyptic world due to an alien invasion. In 2022, Rodat created the Peacock period drama series Those About to Die. The series premiered on July 18, 2024.
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Robert Rodat (born 1953) is described as a screenwriter in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Robert Rodat is recorded in 1953 in Keene, New Hampshire, United States.
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- 1.'The Patriot' Writer Always Combat Ready. Chicago Tribune. July 2, 2000.
- 2.Dretzka, Gary. The Patriot Writer Always Combat Ready. Chicago Tribune. July 2, 2000.
- 3.HALLOWED BE THEIR NAMES MYSTIC CORDS OF MEMORY BIND 'SAVING PRIVATE RYAN' SCRIPTER TO THE JOES WHO WON THE WAR. New York Daily News. 1998-08-02.
- 4.Hipes, Patrick. Pulitzer-Hearst Newspaper War Drama Series In Works From Robert Rodat & Gail Berman. Deadline Hollywood. January 9, 2015.
- 5.Eller, Claudia. Caravan pix has a 'Tall Tale' to tell. Variety. March 25, 1993.
- 6.Schwarzbaum, Lisa. Fly Away Home. Entertainment Weekly. September 20, 1996.
- 7.Belle, Strait Flash Back to '10,000 B.C.'. The Baltimore Sun. February 27, 2006.
- 8.Goldberg, Matt. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN Screenwriter Robert Rodat Will Tell the Tale of Sam Raimi's WORLD OF WARCRAFT. Collider. October 12, 2009.
- 9.ROCO. Falling Skies: Getting Inside The Minds Of The Aliens. Seriable. January 17, 2011.
- 10.White, Peter. Roland Emmerich To Direct Gladiatorial Drama Series 'Those About To Die'; Peacock Hands Project Straight-To Series Order. Deadline. 2022-07-26.
- 11.Petski, Denise. 'Those About To Die' Trailer: Anthony Hopkins Is Ready For Battle To Protect Ancient Rome — Update. Deadline. 2024-06-13.
- 12.Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill (1995). AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
- 13.Fly Away Home (1996). AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
- 14.Saving Private Ryan (1998). AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
- 15.The Patriot (2000). AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
- 16.Kit, Borys. Strait, Belle fight for mankind. The Hollywood Reporter. February 27, 2006.
- 17.Thor: The Dark World. AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
- 18.Jr, Mike Fleming. Paul Rudd Set To Star As Moe Berg In Fact-Based WWII Tale 'The Catcher Was A Spy'. Deadline. 2016-04-28.
- 19.McNary, Dave. Thomas Vinterberg to Direct 'Kursk' Submarine Movie for Luc Besson's EuropaCorp. Variety. 2016-01-22.
- 20.Sauter, Van Gordon. The Comrades of Summer. Variety. 1992-07-10.
- 21.Richmond, Ray. 36 Hours to Die. Variety. 1999-04-08.
- 22.The 71st Academy Awards 1999. www.oscars.org. 2016-11-18.
- 23.Karger, Dave. The Golden Globe winners. Entertainment Weekly. February 5, 1999.
- 24.INTERNATIONAL PRESS ACADEMY: SATELLITE™ Awards. www.pressacademy.com.
- 25.Previous Nominees & Winners. awards.wga.org.
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