As an actor, filmmaker, producer, and professional lecturer, Robert Neal Marshall has been an integral part of the Award Winning Cunard Insights© Enrichment Programme for more than twelve years on board the Cunard ships, including Queen Mary 2. Robert brings his creative background with previous history in film & theatrical production and London's West End where he worked with late producer Richard Armitage on several hit shows, including ME AND MY GIRL with Emma Thompson, HIGH SOCIETY with Natasha Richardson, and Rowan Atkinson’s one man show A NEW REVUE.
More profoundly, on August 3, 2013 Robert suffered a major heart attack, going into ventricular fibrillation caused by a 100% blockage of his left anterior descending artery. By remarkable chance of being in an ambulance at the time, paramedics shocked him in an attempt to bring back his heart when Robert flatlined. Eventually resuscitated by CPR, Robert was clinically dead for over a minute and a half. This profound experience changed his total being and life perspective, motivating him to produce a documentary film, BACK FROM THE LIGHT, followed by a powerful and inspirational talk about the challenging after effects of surviving a Near Death Experience.
Also sharing a deep love of film, aviation & maritime history, Robert also offers his special talks on the History of the Newsreels, Cunard's Vibrant Ocean Liner Legacy, and a Retrospective of Commercial Flight with a unique ride on a restored Lockheed Super-G Constellation, a vintage 1950's propeller airliner.
Marshall now brings his insightful and inspirational conversations to audiences all over. All presentations come with extensive video and/or visual illustrations.
