Robert Gittler was an American writer best known for writing the screenplay for ''

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-winning (for its music) motion picture. Gittler committed suicide in 1978, two days before the theatrical release of ''The Buddy Holly Story''.

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* American male screenwriters Suicides in California 1978 deaths Year of birth missing 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters 1978 suicides {{US-screenwriter-stub