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Rob Wagner(1872-1942)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Director
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Rob Wagner in A Dog's Life (1918)
Rob Wagner moved to Santa Barbara from Detroit in 1906. He settled in Los Angeles about 1909. His first scenario for a film, "The Artist's Sons," was produced by Selig Studios in 1911. Between 1915 and 1918 he wrote a series of articles on the film industry for the Saturday Evening Post. Wagner was Charlie Chaplin's publicity man and confidant for many years. He was a director of Will Rogers film shorts. He was founder, editor and publisher of Rob Wagner's Script, a literary magazine for the film community. The magazine was published from 1929 to 1949.
BornAugust 2, 1872
DiedJuly 20, 1942(69)
BornAugust 2, 1872
DiedJuly 20, 1942(69)
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Known for

Smudge
  • Writer
  • 1922
Constance Wilson in Fair Week (1924)
Fair Week
  • Director
  • 1924
Mrs. Beverly Hills
Short
  • Writer
  • 1925
Constance Talmadge in Dangerous Business (1920)
Dangerous Business
  • Writer
  • 1920

Credits

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Writer



  • Bessie Love and Tom Moore in Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928)
    Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
    5.3
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Sliding Home (1928)
    Sliding Home
    Short
    • titles
    • 1928
  • Samson at Calford
    Short
    • titles
    • 1927
  • Crimson Colors
    Short
    • titles
    • 1927
  • Pauline Garon and Gardner James in Ladies at Ease (1927)
    Ladies at Ease
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Ah! Gay Vienna!
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Reginald Denny, Charles K. French, Claude Gillingwater, Armand Kaliz, Lee Moran, and Barbara Worth in Fast and Furious (1927)
    Fast and Furious
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Breaking Records
    Short
    • titles
    • 1927
  • The Relay (1927)
    The Relay
    6.1
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1927
  • Around the Bases
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Not Guilty!
    5.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1926
  • The Last Lap (1926)
    The Last Lap
    5.9
    Short
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1926
  • Making Good (1926)
    Making Good
    6.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1926
  • Dorothy Gulliver, George J. Lewis, Eddie Phillips, and Churchill Ross in Fighting to Win (1926)
    Fighting to Win
    5.2
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1926
  • Benson at Calford
    5.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1926

Additional Crew



  • W.C. Fields and Chester Conklin in Two Flaming Youths (1927)
    Two Flaming Youths
    6.2
    • titles
    • 1927
  • Fighting Spirit (1927)
    Fighting Spirit
    Short
    • titles
    • 1927
  • Virginia Lee Corbin and Helene Costello in The Honeymoon Express (1926)
    The Honeymoon Express
    5.4
    • titles
    • 1926
  • Hunters Bold (1924)
    Hunters Bold
    Short
    • titles
    • 1924
  • Thomas Meighan in The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923)
    The Ne'er-Do-Well
    • titles
    • 1923
  • Antonio Moreno and Gloria Swanson in My American Wife (1922)
    My American Wife
    4.8
    • titles
    • 1922
  • Agnes Ayres in A Daughter of Luxury (1922)
    A Daughter of Luxury
    • titles
    • 1922
  • Walter Hiers, Lila Lee, and Wallace Reid in The Ghost Breaker (1922)
    The Ghost Breaker
    5.6
    • titles
    • 1922
  • The Bonded Woman (1922)
    The Bonded Woman
    2.7
    • titles
    • 1922
  • Agnes Ayres and Frankie Lee in Borderland (1922)
    Borderland
    • titles
    • 1922
  • A Trip to Paramountown (1922)
    A Trip to Paramountown
    6.5
    Short
    • titles
    • 1922
  • Nice People (1922)
    Nice People
    5.7
    • titles
    • 1922
  • Jack Holt in The Man Unconquerable (1922)
    The Man Unconquerable
    • titles
    • 1922
  • Thomas Meighan in The Bachelor Daddy (1922)
    The Bachelor Daddy
    • title
    • 1922
  • Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922)
    Is Matrimony a Failure?
    • title
    • 1922

Director



  • Mrs. Beverly Hills
    Short
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Our Congressman (1924)
    Our Congressman
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Will Rogers in Going to Congress (1924)
    Going to Congress
    6.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1924
  • High Brow Stuff (1924)
    High Brow Stuff
    Short
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Hunters Bold (1924)
    Hunters Bold
    Short
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Constance Wilson in Fair Week (1924)
    Fair Week
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Charley Chase in The Perfect Lady (1924)
    The Perfect Lady
    7.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Two Wagons: Both Covered (1924)
    Two Wagons: Both Covered
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Our Wonderful Schools
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Robert Wagner
  • Height
    • 5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
  • Born
    • August 2, 1872
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • July 20, 1942
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Florence WagnerJanuary 18, 1912 - July 20, 1942 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Henry Travers(Cousin)
  • Other works
    Portrait painter, newspaper illustrator, correspondent for Liberty, Collier's, Ladie's Home
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 19 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Rob Wagner's documentary film, "Our Wonderful Schools" (1915), won a bronze medal at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition fair in San Francisco.
  • Salary
    • Fair Week
      (1924)
      $200 per week

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