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Robert Ross(1889-1943)

  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
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Robert Ross was born on 27 August 1889 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for The Phantom Express (1932), Shipwrecked (1926) and Corsair (1931). He was married to Harriett V.. He died on 19 October 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 27, 1889
DiedOctober 19, 1943(54)
BornAugust 27, 1889
DiedOctober 19, 1943(54)
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Known for

Sally Blane and Hobart Bosworth in The Phantom Express (1932)
The Phantom Express
5.3
  • Production Manager
  • 1932
Seena Owen and Joseph Schildkraut in Shipwrecked (1926)
Shipwrecked
7.0
  • Production Manager
  • 1926
Chester Morris and Thelma Todd in Corsair (1931)
Corsair
5.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1931
Laura La Plante and Joseph Schildkraut in Show Boat (1929)
Show Boat
6.2
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1929

Credits

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Production Manager



  • Bette Davis in The Letter (1940)
    The Letter
    7.5
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • My Love Came Back (1940)
    My Love Came Back
    6.3
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Edith Fellows and James McCallion in Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)
    Pride of the Blue Grass
    6.7
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Bette Davis in Dark Victory (1939)
    Dark Victory
    7.4
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Margaret Lindsay and John Litel in On Trial (1939)
    On Trial
    6.1
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Errol Flynn in The Dawn Patrol (1938)
    The Dawn Patrol
    7.5
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • The Garden of Allah (1936)
    The Garden of Allah
    5.8
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Freddie Bartholomew in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
    Little Lord Fauntleroy
    7.3
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Young in Red Salute (1935)
    Red Salute
    5.8
    • production manager
    • 1935
  • Ruth Chatterton, Claire Dodd, and Adolphe Menjou in Journal of a Crime (1934)
    Journal of a Crime
    6.1
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Edward G. Robinson, Kay Francis, and Genevieve Tobin in I Loved a Woman (1933)
    I Loved a Woman
    6.0
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Sally Blane and Hobart Bosworth in The Phantom Express (1932)
    The Phantom Express
    5.3
    • production manager
    • 1932
  • Seena Owen and Joseph Schildkraut in Shipwrecked (1926)
    Shipwrecked
    7.0
    • assistant production manager
    • 1926
  • Frank Coghlan Jr. and Eugene Pallette in Whispering Smith (1926)
    Whispering Smith
    • assistant production manager
    • 1926

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, and John Payne in Garden of the Moon (1938)
    Garden of the Moon
    5.7
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Tom Keene in Renegades of the West (1932)
    Renegades of the West
    5.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Maurice Black, Dulcie Cooper, Bramwell Fletcher, and Alice Ward in The Face on the Barroom Floor (1932)
    The Face on the Barroom Floor
    5.7
    • assistant director (as Major Robert Ross)
    • 1932
  • Charles Bickford, Robert Armstrong, and Helen Twelvetrees in Panama Flo (1932)
    Panama Flo
    6.4
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Chester Morris and Thelma Todd in Corsair (1931)
    Corsair
    5.6
    • assisting director on production
    • 1931
  • John Boles and Jeanie Lang in King of Jazz (1930)
    King of Jazz
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1930
  • Laura La Plante and Joseph Schildkraut in Show Boat (1929)
    Show Boat
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1929
  • Barbara Bedford, Lewis Stone, and Lloyd Whitlock in The Notorious Lady (1927)
    The Notorious Lady
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1927
  • Madge Bellamy and Charles de Rochefort in Love and Glory (1924)
    Love and Glory
    5.0
    • assistant director
    • 1924

Additional Crew



  • The Million Dollar Handicap (1926)
    The Million Dollar Handicap
    • production assistant
    • 1926
  • Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
    The Phantom of the Opera
    7.5
    • assistant: Mr. Julian (uncredited)
    • 1925

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Major Robert Ross
  • Born
    • August 27, 1889
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • October 19, 1943
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Harriett V.1926 - ? (1 child)

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