Robin Swicord
Robin Swicord (born 1952) is an American screenwriter and film director. She wrote the screenplay for the film Memoirs of a Geisha, based on the novel of the same name by Arthur Golden. Her other screenplay credits include Little Women, Practical Magic, Matilda, The Perez Family, and Shag. Her directorial debut was with the 1993 short film The Red Coat, for which she also wrote the screenplay. Swicord wrote the screenplay for Karen Joy Fowler's 2004 novel The Jane Austen Book Club and directed the film, which was released in the United States on September 21, 2007. She also collaborated with Eric Roth on the screen adaptation of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, based on the short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Swicord was born in Columbia, South Carolina. She is married to screenwriter Nicholas Kazan, son of director Elia Kazan. Their daughter is actress Zoe Kazan.
Known for
WritingBirthday
October 23, 1952Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
14Place of birth
Columbia, South Carolina, USACast credits
Crew credits
Memoirs of a Geisha
ScreenplayThe Jane Austen Book Club
Screenplay, DirectorPractical Magic
Screenplay, Co-ProducerLittle Women
Screenplay, Co-ProducerThe Perez Family
ScreenplayCuba Crossing
WriterThe Promise
WriterWakefield
Director, WriterLittle Women
ProducerShag
ScreenplayYou Ruined My Life
ScreenplayMatilda
Screenplay, Co-ProducerThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Story