Epstein, Robert P., 1955-

LC control no.	no 99064633
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Epstein, Robert P., 1955- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Epstein, Rob, 1955-
Associated country	United States
Birth date	19550406
Place of birth	New Brunswick (N.J.)
Field of activity	Documentary films--Production and direction Motion pictures--Production and direction
Profession or occupation	Motion picture producers and directors
Found in	Where are we?, c1992: credits (produced and directed by ... Rob Epstein) container (works listed: The celluloid closet, Common threads, The times of Harvey Milk) Data from ALA Booklist for The AIDS show, 1987 (Robert Epstein; producer, director) Email from the producer, Aug. 30, 1999 (would like to be known as: Robert P. Epstein, b. Apr. 6, 1955, New Brunswick, NJ) The art of nonfiction movie making, 2012: ECIP t.p. (Rob Epstein) data view (b. 4/6/1955) Wikipedia, August 17, 2015 (Rob Epstein; Rob Epstein, also credited as Robert P. Epstein (born April 6, 1955), is an American director, producer, writer and editor. Epstein has won two Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature, for the films The Times of Harvey Milk and Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt. Recently, Epstein has transitioned from non-fiction documentaries into scripted narratives, producing such biopics as HOWL, his award-winning film about Allen Ginsberg's controversial poem by the same name, and Lovelace, the story about the life and trials of pornographic superstar Linda Lovelace; At the age of 29, Epstein won an Oscar for The Times of Harvey Milk along with producer Richard Schmiechen, becoming the first "out" filmmakers to do so on the Oscar broadcast)
Associated language	eng