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Robert B. Sinclair(1905-1970)

  • Director
  • Writer
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Robert B. Sinclair was born on 24 May 1905 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Detectives (1959), Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) and Johnny Staccato (1959). He was married to Heather Angel and Jane Buchanan. He died on 4 January 1970 in Montecito, California, USA.
BornMay 24, 1905
DiedJanuary 4, 1970(64)
BornMay 24, 1905
DiedJanuary 4, 1970(64)
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Known for

The Detectives (1959)
The Detectives
7.4
TV Series
  • Director
Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
7.3
TV Series
  • Director
Johnny Staccato (1959)
Johnny Staccato
7.8
TV Series
  • Director
Dan Dailey, Mary Howard, and Frank Morgan in The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)
The Wild Man of Borneo
6.1
  • Director
  • 1941

Credits

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Director



  • Lawman (1958)
    Lawman
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1962
  • The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960)
    The Case of the Dangerous Robin
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1961
  • Richard Denning in Michael Shayne (1960)
    Michael Shayne
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Surfside 6 (1960)
    Surfside 6
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
    Maverick
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)
    Hawaiian Eye
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Donald May, Dorothy Provine, and Rex Reason in The Roaring 20's (1960)
    The Roaring 20's
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Ty Hardin in Bronco (1958)
    Bronco
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Henry Fonda in The Deputy (1959)
    The Deputy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1960
  • Andrew Duggan, Arlene Howell, Richard Long, and Van Williams in Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
    Bourbon Street Beat
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Roger Moore in The Alaskans (1959)
    The Alaskans
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • The Detectives (1959)
    The Detectives
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960

Writer



  • The Detectives (1959)
    The Detectives
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1960
  • The Way of the World (1955)
    The Way of the World
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1955
  • The Halls of Ivy (1954)
    The Halls of Ivy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1954

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Robert Sinclair
  • Born
    • May 24, 1905
    • Toledo, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • January 4, 1970
    • Montecito, California, USA(homicide)
  • Spouses
      Heather AngelApril 15, 1944 - January 4, 1970 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage Play: Once in a Lifetime. Comedy. Written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Stage Manager: Robert B. Sinclair [earliest Broadway credit]. Scenic Design by Cirker & Robbins. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Music Box Theatre: 24 Sep 1930- Sep 1931 (unknown closing date/406 performances). Cast: Frances E. Brandt (as "Mrs. Walker"), Jane Buchanan (as "A Voice Pupil"), Spring Byington (as "Helen Hobart"), George Casselberry (as "One of Three Scenario Writers"), Payson Crane (as "Bellboy"), Louis Cruger (as "Weisskopf"), Janet Currie (as "Phyllis Fontaine"), Jean Dixon (as "May Daniels"), Walter Dreher (as "Rudolph Kammerling"), Marie Ferguson (as "Miss Fontaine's Maid"), Stanley Fitzpatrick (as "Page"), Eugenie Frontai (as "Florabel Leigh"), Harold Grau (as "Mr. Flick"), Charles Halton (as "Herman Glogauer"), Virginia Hawkins (as "Miss Chasen"), John O. Hewitt (as "Electrician"), Marc Loebell (as "Ernest"), Edward Loud (as "Miss Leigh's Chauffer/Leading Man"), Charles Mack (as "Miss Fontaine's Chauffer"), Georgia MacKinnon (as "Script Girl"), Burton Mallory (as "One of Three Scenario Writers"), Leona Maricle (as "Miss Leighton"), William McFadden (as "Meterstein"), Edwin Mills (as "Page"), Grant Mills (as "Jerry Hyland"), Irving Morrow (as "Bishop"), Hugh O'Connell (as "George Lewis"), Sally Phipps (as "Susan Walker"), Oscar Polk (as "Porter"), Kempton Race (as "One of Three Scenario Writers"), Robert Ryder (as "George's Secretary"), Otis Schaefer (as "Coat Check Girl"), Dorothy Talbot (as "Miss Leigh's Maid"), Frances Thress (as "Bridesmaid"), Clara Waring (as "Cigarette Girl"), Jack Williams (as "Electrician"). Produced by Sam Harris. Replacement actors: Granville Bates (as "Bishop"), Warner Bliss (as "Miss Leigh's Chauffer"), Jane Buchanan (as "Susan Walker"), Moss Hart (as "Lawrence Vail"), Irving Morrow (as "First Cameraman"). Note: Mr. Berlin had no direct involvement with this production aside from theatre ownership (with Sam Harris).
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    Brutally stabbed to death by a prowler while protecting his wife at his Montecito, California home on January 3, 1970. The prowler, Billy McCoy Hunter, was a University of California--Santa Barbara (UCSB) graduate student. His wife, actress Heather Angel who witnessed the homicide, was unhurt.

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