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Robert Katz(1933-2010)

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Robert Katz was born on 27 June 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Salamander (1981), Il caso Moro (1986) and The Cassandra Crossing (1976). He was married to Beverly Gerstel. He died on 20 October 2010 in Montevarchi, Tuscany, Italy.
BornJune 27, 1933
DiedOctober 20, 2010(77)
BornJune 27, 1933
DiedOctober 20, 2010(77)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Anthony Quinn, Sybil Danning, Christopher Lee, Claudia Cardinale, Franco Nero, and Eli Wallach in The Salamander (1981)
The Salamander
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1981
Gian Maria Volontè in Il caso Moro (1986)
Il caso Moro
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1986
Burt Lancaster, Sophia Loren, Ava Gardner, Richard Harris, and O.J. Simpson in The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
The Cassandra Crossing
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1976
Rainer Werner Fassbinder in Kamikaze 89 (1982)
Kamikaze 89
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1982

Credits

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Writer

  • Naked by the Window
    • Writer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
  • Wesley Snipes and Lena Headey in The Contractor (2007)
    The Contractor
    5.4
    Video
    • story
    • 2007
  • The Plague (1992)
    The Plague
    5.6
    • narration
    • 1992
  • Hotel Colonial (1987)
    Hotel Colonial
    4.2
    • screenplay
    • 1987
  • Gian Maria Volontè in Il caso Moro (1986)
    Il caso Moro
    7.1
    • book "Days of Wrath"
    • screenplay
    • 1986
  • Blood Ties (1986)
    Blood Ties
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1986
  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder in Kamikaze 89 (1982)
    Kamikaze 89
    5.8
    • written by
    • 1982
  • Anthony Quinn, Sybil Danning, Christopher Lee, Claudia Cardinale, Franco Nero, and Eli Wallach in The Salamander (1981)
    The Salamander
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1981
  • Burt Lancaster and Marcello Mastroianni in The Skin (1981)
    The Skin
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1981
  • Burt Lancaster, Sophia Loren, Ava Gardner, Richard Harris, and O.J. Simpson in The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
    The Cassandra Crossing
    6.3
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1976
  • Richard Burton and Marcello Mastroianni in Massacre in Rome (1973)
    Massacre in Rome
    6.5
    • written by
    • book "Death in Rome"
    • 1973

Additional Crew

  • Dolce e selvaggio (1983)
    Dolce e selvaggio
    5.7
    • English dialogue
    • 1983

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 27, 1933
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 20, 2010
    • Montevarchi, Tuscany, Italy(complications from cancer surgery)
  • Spouse
    • Beverly GerstelSeptember 22, 1957 - October 20, 2010 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    (book) "Death In Rome: The First Revelation of One of the Most Horrible and Still Contoversial Episodes in World War II - the Ardeatine Caves Massacre in the Eternal City of Rome". New York: Macmillan, 1967.
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Sentenced to 14 months in prison for defaming the memory of Pope Pius XII in his book "Death in Rome." The verdict was overturned on appeal, and the case was dismissed by Italy's Supreme Court.

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