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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 October 2024. Poem by Walt Whitman on the death of Abraham Lincoln "Oh Captain, My Captain" redirects here. For the Grimm episode, see Oh Captain, My Captain (Grimm). For the Shameless episode, see O Captain, My Captain (Shameless). O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman Printed copy of "O Captain! My ...
Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman. The film, starring Robin Williams , is set in 1959 at a fictional elite boarding school called Welton Academy, [ 4 ] and tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.
Prior to Dead Poets Society, Schulman had already written several telemovies. However, Dead Poets Society was his first movie script to reach the screen. He was hired to rewrite the hit movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids shortly before the film was due to begin shooting; Schulman had just seven days to turn it from a drama into a comedy. [8]
His unconventional teaching style was an inspiration for the character of Mr. Keating, played by Robin Williams in the film Dead Poets Society. [2] Pickering specializes in the familiar essay, children's literature, nature writers, and 18th and 19th century English literature. [3]
Robert Lawrence Leonard (born February 28, 1969), [1] known by his stage name Robert Sean Leonard, is an American actor.He is known for playing Dr. James Wilson in the television series House (2004–2012) and Neil Perry in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society.
Peter Lindsay Weir AM (/ w ɪər / WEER; born 21 August 1944) is an Australian retired film director.He is known for directing films crossing various genres over forty years with films such as Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Gallipoli (1981), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), Witness (1985), Dead Poets Society (1989), Fearless (1993), The Truman Show (1998), Master and Commander: The Far ...
Dylan Kussman (born January 21, 1971) [1] is an American film and television writer and actor. He played the part of Richard Cameron in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society as well as Dr. Allen Painter in The Way of the Gun in 2000.
Year Title Role Notes 1983: Zelig: Freshman #1: 1989: Dead Poets Society: Charlie Dalton: а.k.a Nuwanda 1990: Shaking the Tree: Sully: 1991: Under Surveillance: Joel ...