Robin

by Dave Itzkoff

  New York Times

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  Nicholson, Jack

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  Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts

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  Papaya Juice group

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  Popeye (film)

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  Public Theater

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  Rabbit Test (film)

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  Rainmaker, The (film)

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  Reagan, Nancy

  Reagan, Ronald

  Realist

  Reality … What a Concept (album)

  Grammy Award

  Redwood High School

  Reed, Jerry

  Rees, Roger

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  Reeve, Christopher

  accident of

  death of

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  Reeve, Matthew

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  Revenge of the Nerds (film)

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  Robin Williams Center

  Robin Williams Live 2002 (album)

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  Royal Oak Music Theatre

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  Russell, Kurt

  Russell, Phil

  RV (film)

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  Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de

  San Francisco

  San Francisco Chronicle

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  San Francisco Comedy Competition

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  Sarlatte, Bob

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  Saturday Night Live (TV show)

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  Scharre, Douglas

  Schindler’s List (film)

  Schlatter, George

  Schlesinger, John

  Schneider, Casey

  Schneider, Peter

  Schneider, Susan (third wife)

  death of Robin and

  marriage to Robin

  Robin’s illness and

  Robin’s will and

  Schulman, Miriam

  Schulman, Tom

  Schwarzenegger, Arnold

  Sciorra, Annabella

  Scratch, Derf

  Screen Actors Guild

  Screen Actors Guild Award

  SCTV (TV show)

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  Secret Agent, The (film)

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  Seize the Day (film)

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  Señor Wences

  Separate Peace, A (Knowles)

  September 11, 2001 attacks

  Serling, Rod

  Sessums, Kevin

  Set List (improv show)

  sex, lies and videotape (film)

  Shaffer, Paul

  Shah, P.K.

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  Shakespeare, William

  Shakes the Clown (film)

  Shales, Tom

  Shandling, Garry

  Shaw, Gary

  Sheff, David

  Sheff, Nic

  Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre (TV show)

  Shelton, Ron

  Shore, Mitzi

  Short, Martin

  Short, Nancy

  Shorter, Frank

  Show Biz club

  Shydner, Rich

  Silence of the Lambs (film)

  Silverberg, Robert

  Silver Foxes II (video)

  Silverman, Sarah

  Simmons, Gene

  Simon, David

  Simon, Stephen

  Simpsons (TV show)

  Sinatra, Frank

  Singer, Randi Mayem

  Singin’ in the Rain (film)

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  Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

  Sister Terri (TV pilot)

  Six Characters in Search of an Author (Pirandello)

  Sketches New and Old (Twain)

  Skinner, Edith

  Slate

  Smiley, Stu

  Smith, Cathy Evelyn

  Smith, Elizabeth

  Smith, Laura McLaurin Janin (grandmother)

  Smith, Liz

  Smith, Robert Forest

  Smith-Williams, McLaurin (half brother)

  Soap (TV show)

  Soderbergh, Steven

  Sones, Sonya
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  Spaghetti Jam

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  Spencer, Dan

  Spencer, Rebecca Erwin

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  Spook Show, The (Goldberg)

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  Stalag 17 (film)

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  Starman (film)

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  Steinberg, Mason

  Stevens, Don

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  Stiers, David Ogden

  Stiller, Ben

  Stiller, Jerry

  Sting, The (film)

  Stitt, Don

  Stone, Oliver

  Storm, Howard

  Stripes (film)

  Stroheim, Erich von

  Strut and Fret Theater

  Studio 54

  Sudeikis, Jason

  Sullivan, Ed

  Summer, Donna

  Superman (film)

  Super Mario Bros. (video game)

  Supertramp

  Survivors, The (film)

  Tabitha (TV show)

  Taming of the Shrew, The (Shakespeare)

  Taxi Driver (film)

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  Tenant, The (film)

  Tenenbaum, Stephen

  Tennyson, Alfred Lord

  Tepper, Paul

  “Terrorist Inside My Husband’s Brain, The” (Schneider)

  Tharp, Twyla

  Thatcher, Margaret

  Thomas, Dylan

  Thomas, Jay

  Thomerson, Tim

  Thoreau, Henry David

  Three’s Company (TV show)

  Throbbing Python of Love (album)

  Throckmorton Theatre

  Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (film)

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  Tiegs, Cheryl

  Time

  Times of London

  Tin Men (film)

  Titanic (film)

  To Die For (film)

  To Kill a Mockingbird (film)

  Tolkien, J. R. R.

  Tonight Show (TV show)

  Carson’s final show

  Robin’s debut on

  Tony Awards

  Tootsie (film)

  Topo Gigio

  To Tell the Truth (TV show)

  To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (film)

  Toys (film)

  Trading Places (film)

  Tramer, Bennett

  Travis, Greg

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  Trident club

  Turan, Kenneth

  Turner, Tina

  TV Guide

  Twain, Mark

  Twelfth Night (Shakespeare)

  Twiggy

  Tyson, Mike

  Under Milk Wood (Thomas)

  Universal Amphitheatre

  University of Florida “Gator Growl” performance

  Unknown Chaplin (documentary film)

  Up in Arms (musical)

  USA for Africa

  USA Today

  USO

  Vacation (film)

  Valli, Frankie

  Van Allsburg, Chris

  Vanity Fair

  Van Sant, Gus

  Variety

  Velardi, Valerie (first wife)

  birth of Zak and

  death of Robin and

  divorce from Robin and

  marital problems and

  marries Robin

  Marsha Garces hired by

  post-divorce relationship with Robin

  Robin’s will and

  Vietnam War

  View, The (TV show)

  Village People

  Village Voice

  Wagstaffe, Jim

  Waiting for Godot (Beckett)

  Waller, Fats

  Wallis, Cynthia “Kiki”

  Wall Street (film)

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  Walters, Barbara

  Ward, Vincent

  Warhol, Andy

  Washington Post

  Wasserman, John

  Wayne, John

  Weapons of Self Destruction tour

  Wedding, A (film)

  Weinstein, Bob

  Weinstein, Harvey

  Weir, Peter

  Weir, Wendy

  Welch, Raquel

  Welk, Lawrence

  Welles, Orson

  Welsh, Jon

  Weltman, Andy

  What Dreams May Come (film)

  When Harry Met Sally (film)

  White Men Can’t Jump (film)

  Whitman, Walt

  Willard, Fred

  Williams, Anson

  Williams, Cecil

  Williams, Cody Alan (son)

  Williams, Laurie McLaurin Janin Musgrave Smith (mother)

  Academy Awards and

  death of

  death of husband and

  Williams, Ralph

  Williams, Robert Fitz-Gerrell “Rob” (father)

  alcohol and

  death of

  Robin’s acting career and

  Williams, Robert Ross (grandfather)

  Williams, Robert Todd “Todd” (half-brother)

  Williams, Robin McLaurin

  Academy Award nominations

  Academy Awards cohosted by

  Academy Award win for Good Will Hunting

  Adventures of Baron Munchausen and

  affairs and Carter lawsuit

  affairs and sexuality of

  agents and

  aging and

  Aladdin and

  Alcoholics Anonymous and

  Angriest Man in Brooklyn and

  August Rush and

  Awakenings and

  Being Human and

  Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo and

  Best of Times and

  Bicentennial Man and

  Big White and

  Birdcage and

  birth of

  Blue Wolf and

  Boarding House fund-raiser and

  Cadillac Man and

  childhood of

  at Claremont Men’s College

  Club Paradise and

  at College of Marin

  comedic style and characters of

  Comedy Awards Stand-Up Icon Award

  Comedy Store and

  comic books and

  Comic Relief and

  competitiveness of

  Crazy Ones and

  Creative Coalition Award and

  daughter Zelda and

  Dead Again and

  Dead Poets Society and

  death of, by suicide

  death of Belushi and

  death of father and

  death of half-brother Todd and

  death of Lennon and

  death of Margolis and

  death of mother and

  death of Prinze and

  death of Pryor and

  death of Reeve and

  death of Winters and

  Death to Smoochy and

  decides to pursue acting career

  Deconstructing Harry and

  depression and

  at Detroit Country Day School

  Disney feud and, on Aladdin merchandising

  divorce from Marsha

  divorce from Valerie

  drinking and drugs and

  drinking relapse of

  early girlfriends and

  early jobs and

  early managers and

  early performances at Pacific Conservatory

  Emmy Awards homage and

  fame and

  family background of

  f
amily moves as child and

  father and

  Fathers’ Day and

  Ferngully and

  fiftieth birthday

  film career begun by

  film debut of

  film roles chosen by, and anguished characters

  Final Cut and

  first comedy album of, with Tramer

  first comedy show of

  first professional bio of

  Fisher King and

  Flubber and

  friendship with Crystal

  friendship with Letterman

  friendship with Reeve

  friendship with Winters

  gay rights and

  Golden Globes and

  Golden Globes Cecil B. DeMille Award

  Good Morning, Vietnam and

  Good Morning, Vietnam soundtrack album and

  Good Will Hunting and

  Grammy Awards

  Great American Music Hall and

  half brothers and

  Hazelden Foundation and

  HBO specials

  heart surgery

  Hells Angels and

  home in Lake Forest as child

  home in Napa Valley

  home in San Francisco with Marsha

  home in Stonycroft mansion as child

  home in Tiburon, as adult

  home in Tiburon, as child

  home in Topanga Canyon

  homelessness and

  Hook and

  House of D and

  improv and

  influence of Dunn on

  influence of Pryor on

  influence of Winters on

  Insomnia and

  Jack and

  Jakob the Liar and

  at Juilliard

  Jumanji and

  Lee Daniels’ the Butler and

  at Lembeck workshops

  Lewy body dementia

  License to Wed and

  Live at the Roxy (TV special)

  Lover and

  managers at Rollins Jaffe and

  Man of the Year and

  marriage and relationship with Marsha Garces

  marriage and relationship with Susan Schneider

  marriage and relationship with Valerie Velardi

  Marsha Garces as assistant to

  memorials to

  memory skills of

  Metropolitan Opera concert

  mime with Oppenheimer and

  Mork & Mindy and

  Mork created by, for Happy Days

  Moscow on the Hudson and

  mother and

  moves to California as teen

  moves to Los Angeles with Velardi

  moves to San Francisco after Juilliard

  Mrs. Doubtfire and

  Night at the Museum films and

  Night Listener and

  Nine Months and

  Old Dogs and

  One Hour Photo and

  Parkinson’s diagnosis

  Patch Adams and

  personality and insecurities of

  pets and

  philanthropy and

  Picasso painting and

  plagiarism and

  politics and

  Popeye and

  publicist Endler and

  Reality … What a Concept album and

  at Redwood High School

  Robin Williams Live 2002 album and

  Rolling Stone cover and

  RV and

  Saturday Night Live and

  Schlatter lawsuit and

  Screen Actors Guild Award

  screenplays with Tramer and

  Secret Agent and

  Seize the Day and

  Set List show

  Shakes the Clown and

  sixtieth birthday

  sixty-third birthday

  sobriety following drinking relapse