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Robert Sparr

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American screenwriter, television director and film director (1915-1969)

United StatesDirectorsLived 1915 to 1969 · aged 53
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Robert Sparr 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.

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Filmography 3

More Dead than Alive1969
Once You Kiss a Stranger...1969
A Swingin' Summer1965

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Television 5

Perry Mason1957
Star Trek1966
Batman1966
Lawman1958
Bronco1958

Connected to Robert 6

Bill WoodsonAlso in More Dead than Alive (1969)Frank TarloffAlso in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)Lori WilliamsAlso in A Swingin' Summer (1965)Peter Lind HayesAlso in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)Harry LauterAlso in More Dead than Alive (1969)William Wellman, Jr.Also in A Swingin' Summer (1965)

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Robert Sparr 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. 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.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 1969 · aged 53
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