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Robin Williams’ Lost Movie Role, Revisited

The Hollywood Reporter·David Canfield·26 days ago
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One of the greatest roles that Robin Williams hoped — but never got the chance — to play is coming back around, with a new edition of First Person Plural: My Life as a Multiple , Cameron West’s memoir co-written with wife Rikki West, hitting shelves May 26. The original 1999 book offered an intimate window into West’s experience living with dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder, as his dozens of alters developed out of severe childhood trauma. West, now a Ph.D. in psychology, struck a chord throughout the world by unflinchingly telling his story. He went on The Oprah Winfrey Show , reached instant New York Times best-seller status — and sold the screen rights to Disney in a seven-figure deal with Williams attached to star and Eric Roth slated to write an adaptation.…

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