Robert Lees(1912-2004)

Robert Lees was born on 10 July 1912 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Green Hornet (1966), Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) and Hold That Ghost (1941). He was married to Jean Abel. He died on 13 June 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Known for

7.3

TV Series

6.3

7.2

8.5

TV Series

The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
6.4
TV Series
- story (segment "Scoobygeist", as Bob Lees)
- 1983
Land of the Giants
7.1
TV Series
- written by (as Jay Selby)
- 1968
Daktari
7.0
TV Series
- written by (as J.E. Selby)
- 1966–1968
The Second Hundred Years
7.6
TV Series
- written by (as J.E. Selby)
- 1967–1968
Flipper
6.4
TV Series
- writer
- 1966–1967
The Green Hornet
7.3
TV Series
- written by (as J.E. Selby)
- 1967
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
7.0
TV Series
- story by (as Jay E. Selby)
- 1966
Gilligan's Island
7.4
TV Series
- written by (as J.E. Selby)
- 1966
Branded
7.4
TV Series
- written by (as Jay Selby)
- 1966
The Littlest Hobo
7.7
TV Series
- Writer (as J.E. Selby)
- 1965
Lassie
6.6
TV Series
- Writer
- writer (as J.E. Selby)
- 1957–1964
Rawhide
7.9
TV Series
- teleplay
- written by (as J.E. Selby, as J.E. Selby)
- 1961–1962
Father of the Bride
7.6
TV Series
- written by (as J.E. Selby)
- 1961
Hotel de Paree
7.7
TV Series
- Writer (as J.E. Selby)
- 1960
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Short
- original screenplay
- 1959

Trivia
In 1999 he had a prominent role in protesting the decision by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to award director Elia Kazan a lifetime achievement Oscar. Kazan named names during the McCarthy era and continued to work while others were blacklisted.