Tim Robbins
publication date: Monday, October 18, 2021 (part of Fall 2021)
category: 
Movies
clue: He killed a Hollywood screenwriter who he thought was sending him death threats on postcards, then he escaped from a Maine prison with the help of a Rita Hayworth poster, but he was so haunted by childhood trauma that he falsely confessed to the murder of a friend's daughter knowing that he'd be killed for it.
explanation: Robbins starred in The Player, The Shawshank Redemption, and Mystic River. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, and Erik Bates
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