and Dr. Bob” at the Soho Playhouse ... On a business trip to Akron, Ohio, Bill meets Bob Smith (Timothy Crowe), a surgeon with an equally destructive drive to drink. At first Bob is skeptical ...

And to its credit, AA describes itself as a brotherhood rather than a treatment.” The brotherhood here is between Marmo’s Bill and Steve Gelder’s Dr. Bob Smith, an Ohio surgeon.

The relationship between Bill Wilson and his Alcoholics Anonymous cofounder, the unsung Dr. Bob Smith, shows that fellowship—not dogma—is at the heart of the 12 Steps.

The program of Alcoholics Anonymous was founded on June 10th, 1935, when Dr. Bob Smith had his last drink. Bill W. had contacted Dr. Bob in May of that year, but it took the Ohio surgeon some time ...

But there are two key figures in AA's history whose names are well known. One is co-founder Bill Wilson, known as "Bill W." Beginning in the 1930s, Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith began helping other ...

James Garner was nominated for an Emmy in the same film, in the supporting-actor category, for his turn as Dr. Robert Smith ... Bob, there would be no Big Book, the alcoholic's bible; and no AA ...

It is a milestone year for Founders' Day weekend in Akron. This marks the 60th anniversary of thousands gathering from far and near in Akron for a three-day weekend of discovery, talks and fellowship ...

I'd never even heard of Bill Wilson or Bob Smith." "It really is a remarkable story," adds Jeff Wasileski, who plays Dr. Bob Smith. Wasileski hadn't heard of the organization's founders, either.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was established in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, American men who were significantly influenced by a Christian organization called the Oxford Group. Central to AA ...