Robert Sparr
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.
Also recorded as Robert Tyrone Sparr
Robert Sparr
- Name
- Robert Sparr
- Birth Name
- Robert Tyrone Sparr
- Born
- 15 September 1915
- Birthplace
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- 28 August 1969
- Place of death
- Colorado, U.S.
- Occupation
- Television director, film director, editor
- Nationality
- United States
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• Name — Robert Sparr • Birth Name — Robert Tyrone Sparr • Born — 15 September 1915 • Birthplace — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Died — 28 August 1969 • Place of death — Colorado, U.S. • Occupation — Television director, film director, editor • Years Active — 1952—1969
Selected filmography as a director
Selected filmography as a director
• 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)
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