Robert Farrar is the grandson of playwright Kenneth Horne through his mother, Judith, Farrar read the older man's oeuvre while still a teenager.
10 Facts About Robert Farrar
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In 1983, Robert Farrar established a band called 'The Mystery Girls'.
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Robert Farrar wrote his first full-length novel, State of Independence, while the Mystery Girls were still a group; he had previously written several novellas.
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Robert Farrar has described it as his greatest commercial success to date.
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One of Robert Farrar's screenplays was filmed by Rose Troche in 1998.
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Robert Farrar wrote and directed a short film, Sunday Morning, in 2001.
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Robert Farrar writes that the film allowed him to "reconnect with my underground roots and to let go of good taste".
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In 2005, Robert Farrar directed his second film, Donut, based on an anecdote from Phil Setren and starring Annabelle Apsion and Vincenzo Nicoli.
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In 2010, Robert Farrar's play Relax was performed at the Warehouse Theatre, Croydon.
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In 2015 Robert Farrar won the Berlin Song Contest Jury Prize as Merlin Dietrich with his song Flying out to Berlin.