- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBenjamin Clark
- Bob Clark was born on August 5, 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a director and writer, known for A Christmas Story (1983), Baby Geniuses (1999) and Porky's (1981). He died on April 4, 2007 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
- Children
- ParentsJohn Fredrick Clark
- RelativesJohn Phillip Clark(Grandparent)Beulah P. Clark(Grandparent)
- Frequently casts Kim Cattrall
- Often made period films (Porky's (1981) in 1954, A Christmas Story (1983) in the 1940s)
- He is one of only two directors to have a film on both Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list and "Most Hated" list with A Christmas Story (1983) being on the former and Baby Geniuses (1999) being on the latter. The other director is Rob Reiner.
- Avid and superior poker player. Once hit a Royal Flush playing video poker on the strip won $82,000 for a two dollar bet.
- Across the street from the Christmas Story House, where Swede and Old Man Parker had their, "Major award" exchange, they placed a commemorative, Bob Clark Cameo Bench to honor the famed actor/director.
- Died in his car, along with his 22-year-old son, Ariel Clark, in a head-on crash when a drunk young man steered into the wrong lane (April 4, 2007); the driver of the other car was later charged with driving without a driver's license and while intoxicated.
- He has directed one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: A Christmas Story (1983).
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