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Robert Myhrum(1927-1999)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Robert Myhrum was born on 1 April 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Love of Life (1951), How to Survive a Marriage (1974) and Sesame Street (1969). He died on 2 April 1999 in Boca Grande, Florida, USA.
BornApril 1, 1927
DiedApril 2, 1999(72)
BornApril 1, 1927
DiedApril 2, 1999(72)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Love of Life (1951)
Love of Life
7.1
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1951
Fran Brill, Suzanne Davidson, Jennifer Harmon, Michael Landrum, Lynn Lowry, and Rosemary Prinz in How to Survive a Marriage (1974)
How to Survive a Marriage
7.9
TV Series
  • Director
Sesame Street (1969)
Sesame Street
8.1
TV Series
  • Director
Kathleen Maguire in A Flame in the Wind (1964)
A Flame in the Wind
7.4
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Sesame Street: Math Magic
    TV Series
    • directed by (as Robert G. Myhrum)
    • 2018
  • Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • segment director
    • Director
    • 1970–1995
  • Frank Oz, Kevin Clash, and Jerry Nelson in Sesame Street: Monster Hits! (1990)
    Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
    7.3
    Video
    • segment director
    • 1990
  • Shalom Sesame (1987)
    Shalom Sesame
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Victor DiNapoli, Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, Cathi Turow, and Lisa Simon in Learning to Add and Subtract (1987)
    Learning to Add and Subtract
    7.6
    Video
    • Director (as Bob Myhrum)
    • 1987
  • Ryan's Hope (1975)
    Ryan's Hope
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1975–1987
  • James Pritchett in The Doctors (1963)
    The Doctors
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967–1980
  • Sesame Street at Night? (1977)
    Sesame Street at Night?
    TV Special
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Fran Brill, Suzanne Davidson, Jennifer Harmon, Michael Landrum, Lynn Lowry, and Rosemary Prinz in How to Survive a Marriage (1974)
    How to Survive a Marriage
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974–1975
  • Marla Adams, Nicolas Coster, Christina Crawford, Lori March, and Jada Rowland in The Secret Storm (1954)
    The Secret Storm
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970–1973
  • Kathleen Maguire in A Flame in the Wind (1964)
    A Flame in the Wind
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Lamp Unto My Feet (1948)
    Lamp Unto My Feet
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Look Up and Live (1954)
    Look Up and Live
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1961
  • This Is the Life (1952)
    This Is the Life
    6.5
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1960
  • William Shatner in The Robert Herridge Theater (1960)
    The Robert Herridge Theater
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Naked City (1958)
    Naked City
    8.2
    TV Series
    • second unit director
    • 1961
  • William Shatner in The Robert Herridge Theater (1960)
    The Robert Herridge Theater
    6.1
    TV Series
    • associate director
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • The Stone Boy
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • associate director
    • 1960
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.6
    TV Series
    • associate director
    • 1957

Writer

  • Sesame Street: Best of Friends (2012)
    Sesame Street: Best of Friends
    Video
    • writer
    • 2012

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bob Myhrum
  • Born
    • April 1, 1927
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • April 2, 1999
    • Boca Grande, Florida, USA(heart attack)

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