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Post by the Scribe on May 9, 2022 18:17:50 GMT
Matthew T. Robinson Award of Courage July 2017, Linda awarded Matthew T. Robinson Award of Courage
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Post by the Scribe on May 9, 2022 18:21:49 GMT
Robinson in 1970.
Matt Robinson (actor)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Robinson_(actor)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born Matthew Thomas Robinson Jr.
January 1, 1937
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died August 5, 2002 (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Actor, writer, producer
Years active 1963–1993
Known for Gordon Robinson – Sesame Street
Spouse(s) Dolores Robinson
(m. 1960; div. 1991)
Children 2; including Holly Robinson
Matthew Thomas Robinson Jr. (January 1, 1937 – August 5, 2002) was an American actor, writer and television producer. Robinson was the first actor to portray the character of Gordon Robinson on the PBS children's TV program Sesame Street. When Sesame Street began in 1969, not only did Robinson play Gordon, but he also provided the voice of the puppet Roosevelt Franklin and also was one of the show's producers. He left the show in 1972. In later years, when producers needed a last name for the Gordon character, then played by Hal Miller and then Roscoe Orman, they used Matt's last name.
He wrote and produced the films Save the Children and Amazing Grace in the early 1970s, and authored scripts for Sanford and Son and Eight Is Enough. In 1983, he joined the staff of the NBC's The Cosby Show as a producer and staff writer. By that time, he was beginning to show symptoms of Parkinson's disease, but stayed with the show for seven seasons despite the difficulty. He ultimately died from the disease on August 5, 2002 in Los Angeles at the age of 65. |
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Post by the Scribe on May 9, 2022 18:23:44 GMT
Linda & her old friend Dolores Robinson (ukfan)
www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/dolores-robinson
Biography
Talent manager Dolores Robinson was born on April 13, 1936 in Penllyn, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Ambler High School in 1954, she earned her B.A. degree from West Chester Teachers’ College in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1958.
Robinson worked as a public school teacher in Philadelphia before she became a public relations director and on-air personality for WCAU-TV and later served as a publicity director for KYW-TV in Philadelphia. In 1974, Robinson relocated with her family to Los Angeles where she was hired as a receptionist at a talent agency, and was then promoted to agent. In 1976, she founded her own management company, Dolores Robinson Entertainment and her first client was LeVar Burton. She also helped launch the careers of Martin Sheen, Mark Wahlberg, Jada Pinkett Smith, Emilio Estevez, and, her daughter, Holly Robinson Peete. Her other clients included, Wesley Snipes, Linda Fiorentino, Kadeem Hardison, Jason Patric, Randy Quaid, Elisabeth Shue, Powers Booth, John Henton, Rosie Perez and Pierce Brosnan.
In 1996, Robinson served as an executive producer of the television series Matt Waters starring Montel Williams, and a pilot for ABC starring NBA Hall of Famer George Gervin. She also executive produced the Fox/UPN show Between Brothers starring Kadeem Hardison. In 2014, Robinson was hired to represent Little League World Series star Mo’ne Davis. She also managed the music career of her granddaughter, Ryan Peete. In 2016, Robinson appeared in For Peete's Sake, an American reality television series starring her daughter, Holly Robinson Peete, Rodney Peete, and their four children, which ran for two seasons, from 2016 to 2017. In 2018, she served as consulting producer on the Hallmark Channel series Meet The Peetes, also starring her daughter’s family.
Robinson served on the board of directors for the American Civil Liberties Union, and was an original advisory board member for the Hollywood Women's Political Committee. Robinson also served on the board of directors for the Motion Picture & Television Fund and also as a supporter of A Place Call Home and Girls, Inc.
Robinson was the recipient of the Judy & Hilary Swank Award for Parenting presented
at the Actors Fund 2017 Looking Ahead Awards. |
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