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Bob Roberts(1899-1954)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Special Effects
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Bob Roberts was born on 13 December 1899 in Buffalo, Missouri, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Pampa bárbara (1945), Trader Horn (1931) and Rhapsody in Steel (1934). He was married to Virginia Ruth Wines. He died on 22 August 1954 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
BornDecember 13, 1899
DiedAugust 22, 1954(54)
BornDecember 13, 1899
DiedAugust 22, 1954(54)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Francisco Petrone and Luisa Vehil in Pampa bárbara (1945)
Pampa bárbara
6.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1945
Trader Horn (1931)
Trader Horn
6.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Robert Roberts)
  • 1931
Rhapsody in Steel
Short
  • Director
  • 1934
Historia del 900 (1949)
Historia del 900
7.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1949

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • José María Gutiérrez and Olga Zubarry in Marianela (1955)
    Marianela
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1955
  • El cura Lorenzo (1954)
    El cura Lorenzo
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1954
  • Facundo, el tigre de los llanos (1952)
    Facundo, el tigre de los llanos
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1952
  • El puente
    • Cinematographer
    • 1950
  • Surcos de sangre (1950)
    Surcos de sangre
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1950
  • Sabina Olmos in La barca sin pescador (1950)
    La barca sin pescador
    • Cinematographer
    • 1950
  • La otra y yo (1949)
    La otra y yo
    • Cinematographer
    • 1949
  • Historia del 900 (1949)
    Historia del 900
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1949
  • Pobre mi madre querida (1948)
    Pobre mi madre querida
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1948
  • La serpiente de cascabel (1948)
    La serpiente de cascabel
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1948
  • Juan Moreira (1948)
    Juan Moreira
    4.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1948
  • Roberto Escalada and Mecha Ortiz in Madame Bovary (1947)
    Madame Bovary
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1947
  • Los hijos del otro (1947)
    Los hijos del otro
    • Cinematographer
    • 1947
  • Milagro de amor (1946)
    Milagro de amor
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1946
  • Las tres ratas (1946)
    Las tres ratas
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1946

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, and Freddie Bartholomew in Captains Courageous (1937)
    Captains Courageous
    7.9
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
    Tarzan and His Mate
    7.2
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Trader Horn (1931)
    Trader Horn
    6.1
    • associate photographer (as Robert Roberts)
    • 1931
  • Eleanor Boardman and William Haines in Tell It to the Marines (1926)
    Tell It to the Marines
    7.1
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1926

Special Effects

  • Ángel Magaña and María Duval in Cuando florezca el naranjo (1943)
    Cuando florezca el naranjo
    4.1
    • special effects
    • 1943
  • The Gaucho War (1942)
    The Gaucho War
    7.2
    • special effects
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Robert Roberts
  • Born
    • December 13, 1899
    • Buffalo, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • August 22, 1954
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Virginia Ruth WinesSeptember 5, 1925 - ?

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of Matte Cinematographer Irmin Roberts.

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