Robert Sparr (September 10, 1915 – August 28, 1969) was an American screenwriter, television director, and film director. He died as a result of a plane crash in Colorado while scouting filming locations for the 1970 film Barquero with fellow Star Trek crew member, cameraman Gerald Finnerman. The pilot was also killed but Finnerman survived.[1][2][3] The plane crash prompted a drawn-out legal battle involving Sparr's son for a wrongful death suit, which went to the United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.[2]
Robert Sparr | |
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| Born | Robert Tyrone Sparr September 15, 1915 |
| Died | August 28, 1969 (aged 53) Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Television director, film director, editor |
| Years active | 1952—1969 |
Selected filmography as a director
edit- The Alaskans (1959)
- Lawman (1959–1960)
- Hawaiian Eye (1961)
- The Roaring 20's (1961)
- Bonanza (1961)
- Bronco (1960–1962)
- Surfside 6 (1962)
- Cheyenne (1960–1962)
- The Gallant Men (1963)
- 77 Sunset Strip (1961–1963)
- A Swingin' Summer (1965)
- Perry Mason
- Star Trek (1966)
- The Wild Wild West (1966–1967)
- Batman (1967)
- The High Chaparral (1967)
- The Rat Patrol (1967)
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1967–1968)
- Lassie (1967–1968)
- More Dead Than Alive (1968)
- The Outcasts (1969)
- Once You Kiss a Stranger (1969)
References
edit- ^ "NTSB Identification: DEN70A0004". National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ a b "499 F.2d 212: Gerald W. Finnerman et al., Plaintiffs-appellants, v. Harold L. Mccormick, Executor of the Estate of Georgewilliam Mccormick, Deceased, and Sunset Drive Intheatre, a Co-partnership, Defendants-appellees :: US Court of Appeals Cases :: Justia". Law.justia.com. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
- ^ Robert Sparr - Biography