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Robert Wilson

1941 - Today

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Robert Wilson who was born on October 4, 1941) is an American experimental theater stage director and playwright who has been described by The New York Times as "[America]'s – or even the world's – foremost vanguard 'theater artist.'" He has also worked as a choreographer, performer, painter, sculptor, video artist, and sound and lighting designer. Wilson is best known for his collaboration with Philip Glass and Lucinda Childs on Einstein on the Beach, and his frequent collaborations with Tom Waits. In 1991, Wilson established The Watermill Center, "a laboratory for performance" on the East End of Long Island, New York, regularly working with opera and theater companies, as well as cultural festivals. Wilson "has developed as an avant-garde artist specifically in Europe amongst its modern quests, in its most significant cultural centers, galleries, museums, opera houses and theaters, and festivals". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Wilson is the 1,643rd most popular writer (down from 1,374th in 2019), the 2,397th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,683rd in 2019) and the 192nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Robert Wilson ranks 1,643 out of 7,302. Before him are Babrius, Robert Desnos, Boualem Sansal, Robert Silverberg, Mao Dun, and Elizabeth George. After him are Fran Krsto Frankopan, Petar Zrinski, John Gay, Hassan ibn Thabit, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, and Giuseppe Ungaretti.

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Among people born in 1941, Robert Wilson ranks 147. Before him are Goh Chok Tong, Barbara Brylska, ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, G. A. Cohen, Dan Shechtman, and David Hemmings. After him are Abdiqasim Salad, Renato Corsetti, Otto Sander, Kyu Sakamoto, Adrian Lyne, and Luis Alberto Lacalle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Wilson ranks 2,397 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas R. Marshall (1854), Art Tatum (1909), Robert Silverberg (1935), David Ellefson (1964), Elizabeth George (1949), and Samantha Fox (1950). After him are Karl Guthe Jansky (1905), Don L. Lind (1930), Jack Swigert (1931), King Vidor (1894), Mark Felt (1913), and Roy Raymond (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert Wilson ranks 192. Before him are Ken Wilber (1949), Robert Jordan (1948), Ira Levin (1929), Harlan Coben (1962), Robert Silverberg (1935), and Elizabeth George (1949). After him are E. Howard Hunt (1918), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815), Dean Koontz (1945), James Oliver Curwood (1878), Michael Cunningham (1952), and Edward Albee (1928).

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