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Robert L. Freedman

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Robert L. Freedman is a writer-producer for television and film, perhaps best known for the Emmy-winning miniseries "Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows," and "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella."

For his work in musical theatre, Robert L. Freedman and his collaborator, composer Steven Lutvak, won the 2006 Fred Ebb Award for songwriting, and the 2006 Edward Kleban Award for lyric writing. One of their musicals, "Campaign of the Century," won the 2006 California Musical Theatre Award from the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild. Their musical "Kind Hearts and Coronets," based on the film, was presented in a three-week workshop at the 2006 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab.

Born and raised in Southern California, Robert L. Freedman has a B.A. in Theatre from UCLA and an MFA in Dramatic Writing and Musical Theatre from NYU. He has taught screenwriting and playwriting at NYU and USC. He is married to actress Jean Kauffman, and they are the proud parents of Max Freedman, who attends Northwestern University.
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992)
    Lifestories: Families in Crisis
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)
    Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    Brooke Shields and Cherry Jones in What Makes a Family (2001)
    What Makes a Family
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2001
    Honor Thy Mother (1992)
    Honor Thy Mother
    3.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1992

    Credits

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    Writer



    • The Pastor's Wife (2011)
      The Pastor's Wife
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 2011
    • Nikki Blonsky in Huge (2010)
      Huge
      7.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2010
    • Million Dollar Murder (2005)
      Million Dollar Murder
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 2005
    • Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)
      Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • teleplay
      • 2001
    • Brooke Shields and Cherry Jones in What Makes a Family (2001)
      What Makes a Family
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2001
    • Murder at 75 Birch (1998)
      Murder at 75 Birch
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1998
    • Whitney Houston and Brandy Norwood in Cinderella (1997)
      Cinderella
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1997
    • Dolly Parton in Unlikely Angel (1996)
      Unlikely Angel
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1996
    • What Love Sees (1996)
      What Love Sees
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1996
    • Our Son, the Matchmaker (1996)
      Our Son, the Matchmaker
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • story
      • teleplay
      • 1996
    • In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994)
      In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1994
    • Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992)
      Lifestories: Families in Crisis
      7.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1992
    • Honor Thy Mother (1992)
      Honor Thy Mother
      3.8
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1992
    • Woman with a Past (1992)
      Woman with a Past
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1992
    • Cheryl Ladd in Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (1991)
      Locked Up: A Mother's Rage
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1991

    Producer



    • Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)
      Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Brooke Shields and Cherry Jones in What Makes a Family (2001)
      What Makes a Family
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 2001
    • Dolly Parton in Unlikely Angel (1996)
      Unlikely Angel
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 1996
    • In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994)
      In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 1994

    Soundtrack



    • The 68th Annual Tony Awards (2014)
      The 68th Annual Tony Awards
      7.3
      TV Special
      • lyrics: "I've Decided to Marry You"
      • 2014
    • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
      The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
      7.0
      TV Series
      • lyrics: "I Don't Understand the Poor"
      • 2014

    Personal details

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      • Robert Freedman
    • Other works
      He wrote the book and lyrics for the staged reading, "Grand Duchy," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey. John Bayless composed the music. Phillip Wm. McKinley was director. Jim Coleman was musical director.

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      Steven Lutvak and his musical, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" at the Porchlight Music Theatre at Ruth Page Center for the Arts in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2019 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Midsize Musical Production.

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