Matthew Robbins

Matthew Robbins was born in New York City and went to Johns Hopkins University, where he received a BA degree in Romance Languages. Shortly after getting his MFA at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Robbins began writing screenplays with partner Hal Barwood. Together, in a period of three years, they wrote and sold six scripts. In 1974, Robbins wrote the screenplay for The Sugarland Express, which was Steven Spielberg's first feature film and starred Goldie Hawn.… (plus)