It is a
conundrum that has puzzled mankind since at least Plato and Aristotle.
Why do so many
creative people throughout history-so many great artist and geniuses such as
Robin Williams-seem to be touched by what the ancient Greek thinkers called “divine
madness?
And which came
first for those graced by this “gift from Gods”-the genius or the madness?
Twenty four
centuries later, we are still puzzling, reminded once again of the seeming link
between creativity and mental illness by the shocking suicide of William this
week in his California
Instantly, we
recalled other artist who followed the same tragic path, a lengthy list that includes
painters, poets, writers, musicians and designers: Vincent van Gogh, Ernest
Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, Kurt Cobain, Alexander McQueen to name
just a few the famous creative who suffered from depression and committed
suicide.
To
know more about Robin William, get for his Biography:
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Andy Dougan's biography provides a detailed look at of Robin Williams's
life and career from his poor-little-rich-kid childhood to his successes in
such films as The Fisher King, Awakenings, and Mrs. Doubtfire. Dougan
interviewed Williams five times and spoke with the actor's schoolmates,
teachers, colleagues, and costars.
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Entertainment Weekly has declared Robin Williams "The Funniest Man
Alive," but he started out a shy, overweight boy who was bullied at
school. In high school, Williams discovered that he was funny. He decided to
pursue acting at Juilliard, rooming with Christopher Reeve, but soon dropped
out to pursue stand-up comedy, which led to his big break on Mork and Mindy.
His film debut in Popeye was a flop, but he scored in The World According to
Garp and has been a successful film actor ever since. He found fame difficult
to handle, though, and he hid in drinking, drugs, and womanizing until the
drug-related death of friend John Belushi spurred him to clean up his act.
British writer Dougan (Untouchable: A Biography of Robert De Niro, Thunder's
Mouth, 1997), interviewed Williams himself as well as his friends and
colleagues, producing the first in-depth biography to appear in the last ten
years. A straightforward account that reveals new facts about a very private celebrity.