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Robin Williams

Mrs. Doubtfire connects Williams to the family-film geography of San Francisco.

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Robin Williams
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WORKS

Culture, connected.

Follow the work through its real places.

MOMENTS

What happened where.

Discover the story behind each place.

1993 · film

Mrs. Doubtfire — Painted Ladies

Painted Ladies is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.

Mrs. Doubtfire — location reference ↗︎
1993 · film

Mrs. Doubtfire — Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.

Mrs. Doubtfire — location reference ↗︎
1993 · film

Mrs. Doubtfire — City Lights Booksellers

City Lights Booksellers is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.

Mrs. Doubtfire — location reference ↗︎
1993 · film

Mrs. Doubtfire — Buena Vista Park

Buena Vista Park is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.

Mrs. Doubtfire — location reference ↗︎
PLACES

The real-world trail.

7 sourced places connected to the story.

KEEP EXPLORING

Cities and Worlds.

CITY

San Francisco ↗︎

Suspense on the waterfront, chases on impossible grades and music built in shared rooms.

WORLD · Music

Robin Williams ↗︎

Follow Robin Williams through verified birthplace, residence, work and life-story geography in San Francisco.

WORLD · Movies

Mrs. Doubtfire ↗︎

Latex: build the face from eight pieces, lose it in cream, then run between two tables in a restaurant across the bay.

PEOPLE IN THE STORY

Creative connections.

Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.

Actor

Sally Field ↗︎

Sally Field is an American actress. Born on 6 November 1946, this profile follows Sally Field through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Long Goodbye (1973), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994). The location trail reaches Lincoln Heights Jail, Painted Ladies and Union Square, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor · Director

Chris Columbus ↗︎

Chris Columbus is an American filmmaker. Born on 10 September 1958, this profile follows Chris Columbus through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Home Alone — Chicago (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993). The location trail reaches Home Alone house, Trinity United Methodist Church and O’Hare International Airport, with existing stories in Chicago and San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Musician

Howard Shore ↗︎

Howard Shore is a Canadian film score composer. Born on 18 October 1946, this profile follows Howard Shore through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Se7en (1995) and High Fidelity (2000). The location trail reaches Painted Ladies, Union Square and Golden Gate Bridge, with existing stories in San Francisco and Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Harvey Fierstein ↗︎

Harvey Fierstein is an American actor and playwright. Born on 6 June 1952, this profile follows Harvey Fierstein through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Independence Day (1996). The location trail reaches Painted Ladies, Union Square and Golden Gate Bridge, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Paul Guilfoyle ↗︎

Paul Guilfoyle is an American actor. Born on 28 April 1949, this profile follows Paul Guilfoyle through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and L.A. Confidential (1997). The location trail reaches Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Painted Ladies and Union Square, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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