- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRobert K. Kinoshita
- Nickname
- Bob
- Robert Kinoshita was born on February 24, 1914 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an art director and production designer, known for The Phantom Planet (1961), Hell's Bloody Devils (1970) and Harbor Command (1957). He was married to Lillian F. Matsuyama. He died on December 9, 2014 in Torrance, California, USA.
- SpouseLillian F. Matsuyama(1942 - July 21, 2002) (her death, 2 children)
- Worked in the art department at 20th Century Fox prior to being selected by Irwin Allen to become first-season art director for "Lost in Space".
- During World War II, Kinoshita and his wife Lillian Matsuyama were interned at the Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona following the signing of Executive Order 9066.
- Designer of the Jupiter 2 space ship, Robby the Robot, and The Robot B9 from 'Lost In Space', which he nicknamed "Blinky".
- Trained at USC's School of Architecture.
- The B9 robot fan club provided photos of Kinoshita on his 94th birthday as well as an interview. The B9 Robot Builders, has built more 100 full-size Robot replicas.
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