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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1882-07-11 (142 years old)

Place of Birth

Denver, Colorado, USA

Robert F. McGowan

Biography:

Robert Francis McGowan (July 11, 1882 – January 27, 1955) was an American film director and producer, best known as the senior director of the Our Gang short subjects film series from 1922 until 1933.

McGowan died of cancer in Santa Monica, California, on January 27, 1955, at the age of 72. His nephew, screenwriter and director Robert A. McGowan, died five months later.

From Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

1929

Railroadin' as Man who stumbles on the Limited

1919

Production

1948

1947

Curley as Producer

1933

Wild Poses as Producer
Bedtime Worries as Producer

1932

Hook and Ladder as Producer
The Pooch as Producer
Choo-Choo! as Producer

1931

Dogs Is Dogs as Producer
Helping Grandma as Producer
Little Daddy as Producer

1930

Shivering Shakespeare as Supervising Producer
Bear Shooters as Producer

1929

Boxing Gloves as Producer
Lazy Days as Producer
Railroadin' as Producer
Small Talk as Producer
Bouncing Babies as Producer
Moan & Groan, Inc. as Producer

1928

School Begins as Producer
Fair and Muddy as Supervising Producer

Directing

1940

Tomboy as Director
Haunted House as Director

1936

Frontier Justice as Director
Too Many Parents as Director
Divot Diggers as Director

1934

One Too Many as Director

1933

Wild Poses as Director
Forgotten Babies as Director
Mush and Milk as Director
Fish Hooky as Director
Bedtime Worries as Director
Crook's Tour as Director

1932

Birthday Blues as Director
Choo-Choo! as Director
A Lad an' a Lamp as Director
Free Wheeling as Director
Spanky as Director
The Pooch as Director
Hook and Ladder as Director

1931

Dogs Is Dogs as Director
Love Business as Director
Shiver My Timbers as Director
Bargain Day as Director
Big Ears as Director
Fly My Kite as Director
Little Daddy as Director
Love Fever as Director
Helping Grandma as Director

1930

Pups Is Pups as Director
A Tough Winter as Director
Bear Shooters as Director
School's Out as Director
Teacher's Pet as Director

1929

Lazy Days as Director
Railroadin' as Director
Small Talk as Director
Wiggle Your Ears as Director
Bouncing Babies as Director
Little Mother as Director
Moan & Groan, Inc. as Director
Saturday's Lesson as Director
Noisy Noises as Director
Thundering Toupees as Director

1928

The Smile Wins as Director
Spook Spoofing as Director
Crazy House as Director
The Spanking Age as Director

1927

Seeing the World as Director
Love My Dog as Director
Heebee Jeebees as Director
The Old Wallop as Director
Yale vs. Harvard as Director

1926

Thundering Fleas as Director
Monkey Business as Director
Buried Treasure as Director
Uncle Tom's Uncle as Director
Baby Clothes as Director
War Feathers as Director
Shivering Spooks as Director
Good Cheer as Director
The Fourth Alarm as Director
Telling Whoppers as Director

1925

Boys Will Be Joys as Director
Dog Days as Director
Official Officers as Director
The Love Bug as Director
Better Movies as Director
The Big Town as Director
Shootin' Injuns as Director
Circus Fever as Director
Your Own Back Yard as Director
Ask Grandma as Director
One Wild Ride as Director

1924

Seein' Things as Director
Big Business as Director
Tire Trouble as Director
High Society as Director
Cradle Robbers as Director
It's a Bear as Director
Commencement Day as Director
Jubilo, Jr. as Director
Fast Company as Director
The Buccaneers as Director

1923

Dogs of War! as Director
Giants vs. Yanks as Director
The Champeen as Director
The Big Show as Director
No Noise as Director
A Pleasant Journey as Director
Lodge Night as Director
Back Stage as Director
Derby Day as Director
Sunday Calm as Director
Stage Fright as Director
July Days as Director

1922

A Quiet Street as Director
Young Sherlocks as Director
Saturday Morning as Director
One Terrible Day as Director
Fire Fighters as Director
Our Gang as Director

Writing

1947

Curley as Story

1938

1929

1920

Kids Is Kids as Scenario Writer