- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Stuart Robertson
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- John S. Robertson was born on June 14, 1878 in London, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and actor, known for The Girl of Today (1918), The Fighting Blade (1923) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920). He was married to Josephine Lovett. He died on November 5, 1964 in Escondido, California, USA.
- SpouseJosephine Lovett(? - September 17, 1958) (her death)
- The Byrds' 1967 song "John Robertson" was inspired by him. As a child, bassist Chris Hillman was bewildered by the sight of this silent-film throwback who wore a handle-bar mustache. His wife "Jo" is also mentioned in the song. The song was released as a single, then redone for the "Notorious Byrd Brothers" LP.
- As a director he worked regularly with cameraman Roy F. Overbaugh on numerous productions in the 1920s. Their greatest success was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) for Paramount.
- In films with Vitagraph from 1915. His best-known work as director was under contract at Paramount, from 1919-22. Also worked at MGM (1927-29) and RKO (1933-35).
- [on May McAvoy In all the years that I have been on the stage and worked as a director of pictures I have never known a girl so eager to learn and so eager to work to satisfy that eagerness.
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