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- Birth nameRobert Hugus McLaughlin
- Robert McLaughlin was born on November 16, 1877 in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Hidden Charms (1921), The House Without Children (1919) and The Eternal Magdalene (1919). He died on January 16, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- Playwright, Producer, Director, Theater Manager and Screenwriter.
- McLaughlin's "Decameron Nights" was the first play by an American to be performed at the Theatre Royal in London. After the play's premier he was summoned to the royal box to meet with King George and Queen Mary.
- Demanded a public apology from the Cleveland Police Dept. after his secretary was arrested, put in handcuffs and driven away in a patrol wagon for jay-walking.
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