Robert Riskin (March 30, 1897 – September 20, 1955) was an American screenwriter and playwright, best known for his collaborations with director-producer Frank Capra.
Read more about Robert Riskin: Career, Stroke and Death, Selected Filmography
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“Captain, down where I come from we dearly love our whiskey, but we don’t drink with a man unless we respect him.”
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“There’s a long story, my friend. I never did like the idea of sitting on newspapers. I did it once and all the headlines came off on my white pants. On the level, it actually happened. Nobody bought a paper that day. They just followed me around over town and read the news off the seat of my pants.”
—Robert Riskin (1897–1955)