fame as a standup comedian and to national celebrity on television, his move from screenwriter to director of the 'early, funny' films to internationally lionized auteur to pariah and, gradually, back again." Weide was the director and main writer for Mr. Sloane, a 2014 British comedy series. Work with Kurt Vonnegut Weide wrote and produced the 1996 film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Mother Night. With Vonnegut's support, Weide chronicled him on film starting in 1988 and has obtained footage of him from 16 mm home movies dating back to 1925. Weide was also working on a film adaptation of The Sirens of Titan until the film rights were sold to another producer. Writing under the pseudonym Wyaduck (a Marx Brothers reference), Weide was a frequent poster to Usenet group alt.books.kurt-vonnegut, where he reported on the progress of the Mother Night project. He was mentioned in Vonnegut's Timequake. In 2001, Weide directed a revival of Vonnegut's play Happy Birthday, Wanda June starring his wife, Linda Bates, as Penelope. Filmography As writer As director Awards and nominations Personal life Weide married actress Linda Bates. His marriage to her and her subsequent issues with progressive supranuclear palsy are chronicled in Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time. References External links Biography from the HBO website 40-Minute audio interview with Robert Weide on The Sound of Young America 1959 births Place of birth missing (living people) American documentary filmmakers American film producers American male screenwriters American television directors American television producers American television writers Primetime Emmy Award winners Living people Directors Guild of America Award winners American male television writers