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Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins(1888-1949)

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Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins was born on 25 June 1888 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Freaks (1932), The Unholy Three (1930) and The Unholy Three (1925). He was married to Naomi Kathleen (Mollie) Adamson, Janet Lancey, Lillian Ames Chatman, Edith Norman Hyde and Ethel Brown. He died on 10 May 1949 in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
BornJune 25, 1888
DiedMay 10, 1949(60)
BornJune 25, 1888
DiedMay 10, 1949(60)
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Roscoe Ates, Olga Baclanova, Tod Browning, Harry Earles, Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins, and Henry Victor in Freaks (1932)
Freaks
7.8
  • Writer(as Tod Robbins)
  • 1932
Lon Chaney, Harry Earles, and Ivan Linow in The Unholy Three (1930)
The Unholy Three
6.7
  • Writer(as Clarence Aaron Robbins)
  • 1930
Mae Busch, Lon Chaney, and Matt Moore in The Unholy Three (1925)
The Unholy Three
7.1
  • Writer(as Tod Robbins)
  • 1925
The Branded Man (1928)
The Branded Man
  • Writer(as Tod Robbins)
  • 1928

Credits

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Writer



  • Scary Stories Around the Fire (2021)
    Scary Stories Around the Fire
    6.8
    Podcast Series
    • story
    • 2023
  • Cineficción Radio (2019)
    Cineficción Radio
    3.2
    Podcast Series
    • novel "The Unholy Three"
    • story "Spurs"
    • 2019–2021
  • Venantino Venantini and Valerio Morigi in The Museum of Wonders (2010)
    The Museum of Wonders
    4.4
    • suggested by story: "Spurs" (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Roscoe Ates, Olga Baclanova, Tod Browning, Harry Earles, Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins, and Henry Victor in Freaks (1932)
    Freaks
    7.8
    • suggested by story: "Spurs" (as Tod Robbins)
    • 1932
  • Lon Chaney, Harry Earles, and Ivan Linow in The Unholy Three (1930)
    The Unholy Three
    6.7
    • from the book by (as Clarence Aaron Robbins)
    • 1930
  • The Branded Man (1928)
    The Branded Man
    • story
    • adaptation (as Tod Robbins, as Tod Robbins)
    • 1928
  • Mae Busch, Lon Chaney, and Matt Moore in The Unholy Three (1925)
    The Unholy Three
    7.1
    • story (as Tod Robbins)
    • 1925

Soundtrack



  • Hoop Dreams (1994)
    Hoop Dreams
    8.3
    • writer: "Washington & Lee Swing"
    • 1994
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Washington & Lee Swing" (uncredited)
    • 1986

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Clarence Aaron Robbins
  • Born
    • June 25, 1888
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 10, 1949
    • Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, France
  • Spouses
      Naomi Kathleen (Mollie) AdamsonJanuary 16, 1934 - May 10, 1949 (his death)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Close Their Eyes Tenderly".

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In the Second World War. Robbins refused to leave France when the Germans invaded, and spent most of the war in an internment camp. He survived and penned one final novel, Close their Eyes Tenderly, which appeared in 1947.

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