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Robert Falls

American director
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Also known as: Robert Arthur Falls
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Kathleen Kuiper
Kathleen Kuiper was Senior Editor, Arts & Culture, Encyclopædia Britannica until 2016. She also edited Merriam-Webster’s Encyclopedia of Literature.
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Robert Arthur Falls
Born:
March 2, 1954, Springfield, Ill., U.S. (age 70)
Awards And Honors:
Tony Awards
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Robert Falls (born March 2, 1954, Springfield, Ill., U.S.) American stage director noted for many innovative stagings during his tenure at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Falls grew up in rural Illinois. Drawn to drama even as a boy, he began to school himself by putting on puppet shows and directing his friends in performances. When his father’s career took the family to Urbana, Ill., Falls, then in middle school, enriched his imagination—and dealt with the loss of his friends—with an orgy of moviegoing. He won his first stage role when he was a sophomore in high school. As a ...(100 of 452 words)

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