As any recovering addict knows, Wilson, or Bill W., is credited with founding Alcoholics Anonymous and pioneering ... for his turn as Dr. Robert Smith, or Dr. Bob, a booze-soaked surgeon from ...

Commonly known as Bill W. (as part of AA's tradition of anonymity), Wilson co-founded the abstinence-based recovery fellowship alongside Dr. Bob Smith in 1935. Having struggled with alcoholism ...

Discover the inspirational true story of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. After an 11-week run in 2024 Bill W and Dr.

Spontaneous response: “Hi, Bill!” No, we weren’t at a 12-step meeting but at a recent performance of “Bill W. and Dr. Bob” at ... guys who started Alcoholics Anonymous.

In the case of Alcoholics Anonymous, media continually ... Times columnist David Brooks' piece "Bill Wilson's Gospel"—but few make mention of Dr. Bob Smith. Biographies of Wilson are evergreen ...

It is a scene where thousands of men and women gather around the grave of the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous ... man known as Dr. Bob. Dr. Bob and New York stockbroker Bill Wilson, known ...

Founded by failed New York City stockbroker Bill Wilson and Akron, Ohio, surgeon Robert ... birth of AA and the lives of its founding fathers that take center stage in “Bill W. and Dr. Bob ...

Donation Options Search Search Search The lives of Bill Wilson (Ronni Marmo, left) and Dr. Bob Smith (Steve Gelder) cross paths and ultimately lead to the creation of Alcoholics Anonymous in ...

"Bill W. and Dr. Bob" tells the story of how a stockbroker and doctor would come to form AA. Theatre 68 first did the play eight years ago. Marmo said he got hundreds of letters from people saying ...

Bill Wilson was a successful stockbroker ... and another adage of AA is born. "Bill W. and Dr. Bob" When: 8 p.m. Fri-Sat, 3 p.m. Sun, through Oct.16 Where: Sandy Actors Theatre, 17433 Meinig ...

Actor, director, playwright Ronnie Marmo is currently starring in two very different shows at Chicago's Biograph Theater. He's starring as Bill Wilson in "Bill W. and Dr. Bob," a production ...