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Robert N. Lee(1890-1964)

  • Writer
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Robert N. Lee was born on 12 May 1890 in Butte, Montana, USA. Robert N. was a writer, known for Little Caesar (1931), Armored Car (1937) and The Mysterious Rider (1933). Robert N. was married to Betty Torpen. Robert N. died on 18 September 1964 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMay 12, 1890
DiedSeptember 18, 1964(74)
BornMay 12, 1890
DiedSeptember 18, 1964(74)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Little Caesar (1931)
Little Caesar
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1931
Cesar Romero, Judith Barrett, and Robert Wilcox in Armored Car (1937)
Armored Car
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1937
Lona Andre and Kent Taylor in The Mysterious Rider (1933)
The Mysterious Rider
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1933
Hugh Herbert, Robert Barrat, George Brent, Dorothy Burgess, William Dieterle, Margaret Lindsay, Henry O'Neill, and Eugene Pallette in From Headquarters (1933)
From Headquarters
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1933

Credits

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Writer

  • Randolph Scott, Charles Laughton, and Barbara Britton in Captain Kidd (1945)
    Captain Kidd
    6.3
    • original story by
    • 1945
  • Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone in Tower of London (1939)
    Tower of London
    6.6
    • original screen play
    • 1939
  • Kouka, Paul Robeson, and Henry Wilcoxon in Dark Sands (1937)
    Dark Sands
    6.1
    • adaptation
    • 1937
  • Cesar Romero, Judith Barrett, and Robert Wilcox in Armored Car (1937)
    Armored Car
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Guy Kibbee and Aline MacMahon in While the Patient Slept (1935)
    While the Patient Slept
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Margaret Lindsay, Eugene Pallette, Lyle Talbot, and Warren William in The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
    The Dragon Murder Case
    6.4
    • screen play
    • 1934
  • Bette Davis and Donald Woods in Fog Over Frisco (1934)
    Fog Over Frisco
    6.5
    • screen play
    • adaptation
    • 1934
  • Hugh Herbert, Robert Barrat, George Brent, Dorothy Burgess, William Dieterle, Margaret Lindsay, Henry O'Neill, and Eugene Pallette in From Headquarters (1933)
    From Headquarters
    6.4
    • screen play
    • from the story by
    • 1933
  • Mary Astor, William Powell, Michael Curtiz, Paul Cavanagh, Jack La Rue, Ralph Morgan, Eugene Pallette, and Helen Vinson in The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
    The Kennel Murder Case
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • Lona Andre and Kent Taylor in The Mysterious Rider (1933)
    The Mysterious Rider
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • Johnny Mack Brown in 70,000 Witnesses (1932)
    70,000 Witnesses
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1932
  • Little Caesar (1931)
    Little Caesar
    7.1
    • writer
    • 1931
  • Lina Basquette, Francis X. Bushman, Clyde Cook, and Tom Keene in The Dude Wrangler (1930)
    The Dude Wrangler
    • dialogue
    • adaptation
    • 1930
  • Morgan Farley in The Mighty (1929)
    The Mighty
    6.5
    • story
    • 1929
  • Holmes Herbert in The Charlatan (1929)
    The Charlatan
    6.6
    • adaptation
    • 1929

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 12, 1890
    • Butte, Montana, USA
  • Died
    • September 18, 1964
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Betty Torpen
  • Relatives
      Rowland V. Lee(Sibling)

Did you know

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    Brother of Rowland V. Lee, Donald W. Lee.

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