Researching Robert Westfield
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 165 people with the Westfield surname? In that year Westfield was ranked number 3414 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Westfield on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Westfield and the Westfield Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 170 people with the Westfield surname in the UK? Westfield is now ranked number 3883 for popularity in the UK. |
Westfield Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Westfield surname in the USA? Westfield is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Robert Westfield
Robert Westfield
Robert Westfield (born 1972) is an American writer, who won two Lambda Literary Awards in 2007 for his debut novel Suspension. The novel, published in 2006 by Harper Perennial, was nominated for and won Lambdas in the categories of Gay Fiction and Gay Debut Fiction.
Born in 1972 in Maryland, Westfield attended Columbia University in New York City, earning a degree in Theatre and English, and winning several student awards for his writing. He has also written several plays, including A Wedding Album, The Pennington Plot, A Tulip Economy and A Home Without, as well as acting as cowriter and dramaturg for plays by Marc Wolf, including Blessed Plot and Another American: Asking and Telling. His second novel, tentatively titled The Sightseers, has not yet been published.
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