Rob Dawber

Robert "Rob" Dawber
Born(1956-01-08)8 January 1956
Wath-upon-Dearne, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died20 February 2001(2001-02-20) (aged 45)
OccupationScreenwriter, railwayman
NationalityEnglish
Notable worksThe Navigators (2001)

Robert "Rob" Dawber (8 January 1956 – 20 February 2001) was a British railwayman turned writer whose script for the film The Navigators was commissioned by director Ken Loach and shot in Sheffield, where Dawber lived.[1] He was a long-standing member of the Trotskyist group the Alliance for Workers' Liberty.

  1. ^ Ken Loach Obituary, Guardian Unlimited, 23 February 2001