Robin Green
Robin Green is an American writer and producer. She was an executive producer on the HBO series The Sopranos.[1] She was a creator and executive producer for Blue Bloods.
Robin Green | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rhode Island |
| Occupation | Television writer, producer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | The Sopranos, Blue Bloods |
| Spouse | Mitchell Burgess |
Biography
A Rhode Island native,[2] Robin Green earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in American literature from Pembroke College in Brown University, and a Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa.[2] Green is Jewish.[3]
In 1968, Green worked as Marvel Comics' secretary-receptionist and "Gal Friday" for editor-in-chief Stan Lee.[4]
After moving on from Marvel she spent time as a magazine journalist in such publications as Rolling Stone.[5]
Upon entering the television industry as a writer, Green wrote and produced for such series as The Sopranos[6] Northern Exposure, A Year in the Life and Almost Grown, and wrote the Showtime TV movie Critical Choices.[citation needed] In 2010 Green worked as an executive consultant and writer on the second season of police drama Southland.
In August 2018 Little Brown and Company published Green's memoir, The Only Girl: My life and times on the masthead of Rolling Stone.[7]
Green is married to The Sopranos co-writer Mitchell Burgess.[8][9]
Works
- Green, Robin (August 21, 2018). The Only Girl: My Life and Times on the Masthead of Rolling Stone. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-44005-9.
Awards
Green won an Emmy Award for her work on the CBS series Northern Exposure. She was awarded the 2001 and 2003 Emmys for Best Writing of a Drama Series for episodes of The Sopranos, as well as in 2004 for Outstanding Drama Series. In addition she has won two Peabody Awards and a Golden Globe for that show.
References
- ^ Franks, Don (October 28, 2004). Entertainment Awards: A Music, Cinema, Theatre and Broadcasting Guide, 1928 through 2003, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476608068.
- ^ a b . Archived from the original on August 8, 2012.
- ^ "Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Green, Robin, "Face Front! Clap Your Hands, You're on the Winning Team!", Rolling Stone #91, September 16, 1971, via "Green Skin's Grab-Bag" (fan site) (): "It was three ago that I went to work at Marvel Comics. I replaced Flo [Steinberg], whose place I really couldn't take. Fabulous Flo Steinberg, as she was known to her public, was as much an institution in Marvel's Second Golden Age as Editor Stan (The Man) Lee himself".
- ^ "Robin Green". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "The Sopranos". The Telegraph. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Book Marks reviews of The Only Girl: My Life and Times on the Masthead of Rolling Stone by Robin Green Book Marks". bookmarks.reviews. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Interview: "Blue Bloods" Executive Producers Leonard Goldberg & Robin Green". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ Josef Adalian (May 26, 2010). "Vulture Exclusive: CBS Finds Itself in the Middle of an Old Sopranos Family Feud". Vulture.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
External links
- Robin Green at IMDb