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Mark B. Robson is a Scottish-born American writer, playwright, theatre actor, theatre director, and former professor. He lives in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Biography

During his years at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Robson played soccer and coached the men's soccer team to its first conference championship (Louisiana Regional Soccer League). Robson holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (formerly known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana), received in 1984 under Paul T. Nolan. His thesis was titled, Henry Fielding: the playwright.

He was assistant professor of English and Theater at Graceland University in Iowa.

He was the Director of the Eavesdrop Theater in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1984. As a playwright, director, and actor, he was involved in dozens of productions in Louisiana, and across the United States. Several of his one-act plays were performed in an Off-Off Broadway theater in New York (1984), including “Home at Last," which won the playwriting award at the Deep South Writers Conference. He also directed and acted in Off-Off Broadway plays in New York.

In addition to his work in theater, Robson is a numismatist in United States coins and stamps. He has written extensively about all aspects of coins and stamps, and from 2000 to 2003 he was a guest host on ShopNBC television coin shows, under the name of “Dr. Mark.”

In 2008, Robson and Leigh Hennessy married at the Birse Kirk church in Birse, located in the Scottish Highlands.

Publications

References

  1. ^ Dissertation Abstracts International: The humanities and social sciences. A. Xerox University Microfilms. University Microfilms. 1984.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "Busy Theatrical Season". Newspapers.com. Abbeville Meridional. 10 February 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  3. "'Eavedrops' Announces New Theatre Directors". Newspapers.com. The Daily Advertiser. 5 August 1984. p. 41. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  4. "Eavedrop Theatre To Stage A Mark Robson Play". Newspapers.com. The Daily Advertiser. 2 November 1983. p. 43. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  5. ^ "Quaigh Theatre Dramathon On New Years Day, Lafayette Theatre Group Plays Off-Off Broadway". Newspapers.com. The Daily Advertiser. 20 November 1983. p. 63. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  6. "Mr. and Mrs. Robson". Newspapers.com. The Daily Advertiser. 14 December 2008. p. 70. Retrieved 2021-05-14.

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