Robert Ballard(II)

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Robert Ballard was born on 30 June 1942 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He is a producer and director, known for SeaQuest 2032 (1993), The Search for Kennedy's PT 109 (2002) and SeaQuest DSV (1993). He has been married to Barbara Earle Ballard since 12 January 1991. They have two children. He was previously married to Marjorie Constance Jacobsen-Hargas.

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TV Series

Lost Ships of the Mediterranean
6.9
TV Movie
- chief scientist (as Robert D. Ballard)
- 1999
Avalon: Beyond the Abyss
3.6
TV Movie
- technical advisor (as Bob Ballard)
- 1999
The Living Sea
7.1
Short
- academic advisor: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (as Dr. Robert Ballard)
- 1995
SeaQuest 2032
6.7
TV Series
- technical consultant (as Bob Ballard)
- 1993–1994
SeaQuest DSV
8.3
Video
- technical consultant (as Dr. Robert R. Ballard)
- 1993
National Geographic Specials
8.5
TV Series
- scientific advisor (as Dr. Robert D. Ballard)
- 1983

Trivia
Most famous for the discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic in 1985, sunk 1912; the DKM Bismarck in 1989, sunk 1941; the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in 1998, sunk 1941; and John F. Kennedy's PT-109 in 2002, sunk 1943.

Quotes
It is a quiet and peaceful place-and a fitting place for the remains of this greatest of sea tragedies to rest. [on descending to the wreck of the RMS Titanic 73 years after it sank with more than 1,500 passengers on board, quoted in the NY Times, 10 September 1985]