Occupation Film director Name John Robertson | Role Actor | |
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Born 14 June 1878 ( 1878-06-14 ) London, Ontario,
Canada Died November 5, 1964, Escondido, California, United States Spouse Josephine Lovett (m. ?–1958) Books Engineering mathematics with Maple, Engineering mathematics with mathematica Movies Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Single Standard, Tess of the Storm Country, Our Little Girl, The Phantom of Paris Similar People Martha Mansfield, Brandon Hurst, Clara Beranger, John Barry, Nita Naldi | ||
dr jekyll and mr hyde 1920 director john s robertson
John Stuart Robertson (14 June 1878 – 5 November 1964) was a Canadian born actor and later film director perhaps best known for his 1920 screen adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring John Barrymore.
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the enchanted cottage 1924 director john s robertson
Biography
Robertson was born in London, Ontario. He broke into filmmaking in 1915 with Vitagraph, then with Famous Players-Lasky, making 57 features in his career. Robertson left film in 1935, amid the increasing prevalence of sound pictures.
He was married to screenwriter Josephine Lovett. He died in California, aged 86.
The Byrds song "Old John Robertson" is about Robertson.
References
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