Robert Sparr
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 |
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 filmBarquerowith fellowStar Trekcrew member, cameramanGerald 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 awrongful death suit,which went to theUnited States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.[2]
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.Retrieved1 July2017.
- ^ab"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.Retrieved2012-03-08.
- ^Robert Sparr - Biography
External links
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