Robert Porterfield
Robert Huffard Porterfield
American
Robert Porterfield was an American actor and theatre director notable for establishing the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. - AsNotedIn
Robert Porterfield was an American actor and theatre director notable for establishing the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1933/00/00 | With "some twenty of his fellow actors", Robert Porterfield establishes the theatre where admission could be had by barter, paying with food instead of money. "With vegetables that you cannot sell you can buy a good laugh." RP | Founder | Barter Theatre, Abingdon | Abingdon, VA | |||
| 1941/07/02 | Based on the diary of Sergeant Alvin C York, "Sergeant York", directed by Howard Hawks, cowritten by John Huston and starring Gary Cooper, opens at the Astor theater (lost) in New York City. | Actor | Sergeant York (film) |
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