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Robert Steven Williams is an American documentary filmmaker and author, best known for directing the documentary *Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story* (2020).
Early life and career
[edit]Williams began his career in business publishing. He worked as an Associate Fellow at Harvard Business School, where he contributed to case studies under Professor George Lodge.[1] Williams co-authored *The World's Largest Market: A Business Guide to Europe*, published in 1992.[2]
Film career
[edit]Williams directed *Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story* (2020). The film examines the claim that parts of F. Scott Fitzgerald's *The Great Gatsby* were influenced by the author's time in Connecticut. *The New York Times* published a feature in 2018 discussing Fitzgerald's period in Westport and the research that would later be reflected in the documentary.[3]
- The New Yorker* reviewed the film twice. In September 2020, the magazine discussed the documentary's use of archival material and its examination of Fitzgerald scholarship.[4] Later that year, the magazine included the film in its list of the Best Movies of 2020.[5]
The *Chicago Tribune* reviewed the documentary in 2020, describing the film's examination of Fitzgerald's work and its historical claims.[6] *Film Threat* covered the film in the same year, describing the film as 'a compact and frequently delightful piece of historical and literary speculation' with 'charm to spare'.[7] PopMatters later reviewed the film in the context of a comic anthology project to which Williams also contributed.[8]
The documentary was also the subject of a scholarly analysis published in the *F. Scott Fitzgerald Review*, which discussed the film's contribution to Fitzgerald studies.[9]
Williams later directed the short documentary *To the State of the Good Life*, which follows the story of a DACA recipient in Nebraska. The film screened at the Omaha Film Festival and the Norwalk Film Festival, where it received an award for Documentary Shorts. It was also screened at Tacoma Community House during Welcoming Week and featured at Welcoming America's 2025 Welcoming Interactive conference in Detroit. [10][11][12][13]
Literary career
[edit]Williams is the author of the novel *My Year as a Clown* (2013). The book received the silver medal for Popular Fiction from the Independent Publisher Book Awards.[14][15] His fiction was recognized by the *Saturday Evening Post* as a finalist in its 2014 Great American Fiction Contest.[16]
Comics
[edit]Williams served as an executive producer and contributing writer for the CBGB comic anthology published by BOOM! Studios in 2010. The series was later nominated for a Harvey Award.[17] PopMatters reviewed the anthology and discussed its treatment of the club's history.[18]
Selected works
[edit]Films
[edit]- *Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story* (2020)
- *To the State of the Good Life* (2024)
Books
[edit]- *My Year as a Clown* (2013)
- *The World's Largest Market: A Business Guide to Europe* (co-author, 1992)
Comics
[edit]- *CBGB* (2010) – executive producer and contributing writer
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Best New England Film, Mystic Film Festival, for *Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story*[19]
- Silver Medal for Popular Fiction, Independent Publisher Book Awards, for *My Year as a Clown*[20]
- Harvey Award nomination for the *CBGB* comic anthology (2011)[21]
References
[edit]- ^ The World’s Largest Market: A Business Guide to Europe, AMACOM, 1992.
- ^ Ibid.
- ^ Gray, Christopher (May 20, 2018). "The Great Gatsby's Possible Setting in Connecticut". The New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ Brody, Richard (September 2020). "What to Stream: An Amateur Filmmaker Takes on "The Great Gatsby"". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ Brody, Richard (December 2, 2020). "The Best Movies of 2020". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "'Gatsby in Connecticut' aims to change our understanding of Fitzgerald's classic novel". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ Ragusa, Cody (September 2020). "Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story". Film Threat. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "BOOM! Studios' CBGB Anthology: The Magic and Banality of Place". PopMatters. March 21, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ Sinclair, Gail (2020). "Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story". F. Scott Fitzgerald Review. 18 (1): 274–276. doi:10.5325/fscotfitzrevi.18.1.0274. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "Omaha Film Festival screening to feature Nebraskan's DACA experience". WOWT. March 12, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- ^ "Norwalk Film Festival Showcases Local Talent and Inspires Creativity". Nancy on Norwalk. January 14, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- ^ "Nebraskans at 2025 Welcoming Interactive". Nebraska Appleseed. May 28, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- ^ "Raúl Arcos Hawkins". Lives Radio Show, KIOS 91.5FM. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- ^ "Spotlight on 'My Year as a Clown' by Robert Steven Williams". Bibliotica. November 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "Book Awards 2013". BookTrib. November 12, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "2014 Great American Fiction Contest Winners". The Saturday Evening Post. December 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "2011 Harvey Awards Nominees". The Beat. August 5, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "BOOM! Studios' CBGB Anthology: The Magic and Banality of Place". PopMatters. March 21, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story". Gatsby in Connecticut. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "Spotlight on 'My Year as a Clown' by Robert Steven Williams". Bibliotica. November 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "2011 Harvey Awards Nominees". The Beat. August 5, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
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