Mark B. Robson is a Scottish-born American writer,

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, theatre actor, theatre director, and former professor. He lives in

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Biography

During his years at the

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, Robson played soccer and coached the men's soccer team to its first conference championship (Louisiana Regional Soccer League). Robson holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the

(formerly known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana), received in 1984 under Paul T. Nolan. His thesis was titled, ''Henry Fielding: the playwright.'' He was Assistant Professor of English and Theater at

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in Iowa. He was the Director of the Eavesdrop Theater in

in 1984. As a playwright, director, and actor, he was involved in dozens of productions in Louisiana, and across the United States. Several of his one-act plays were performed in an

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theater in New York (1984), including “Home at Last," which won the playwriting award at the Deep South Writers Conference. He also directed and acted in

plays in New York. In addition to his work in theater, Robson is a

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in United States coins and stamps. He has written extensively about all aspects of coins and stamps, and from 2000 to 2003 he was a guest host on

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television coin shows, under the name of “Dr. Mark.” In 2008, Robson and Leigh Hennessy married at the Birse Kirk church in

Birse Birse ( gd, Braois/Breis) is a parish in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which includes the communities of Finzean and Ballogie. However the name Birse is often used to refer only to the northwestern part of the parish which l ...

, located in the

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References

External links

Dr. Mark's Coins and Stamps
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robson, Mark Writers from Louisiana Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Scottish emigrants to the United States American dramatists and playwrights American male stage actors Drama teachers American theatre directors British numismatists American numismatists American philatelists American soccer players University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumni Men's association football players not categorized by position