Robert W. Service(1874-1958)

Writer
Actor

Robert W. Service was born on 16 January 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Roughneck (1924), The Trail of '98 (1928) and Clancy of the Mounted (1933). He was married to Germain Bourgoin. He died on 11 September 1958 in Lancieux, Côtes-d'Armor, France.

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Known for

The Roughneck

6.4

Writer

1924

The Trail of '98

7.0

Writer

1928

Clancy of the Mounted

3.7

Writer

1933

The Lure of Heart's Desire

Writer

1916

Credits

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Writer

The Cremation of Sam McGee: Spoken Word
Short
- writer
- 2023
The Fantasmagori
6.2
TV Series
- poem
- 2017
My Inner Life
Short
- writer
- 2013
The Way of the West
4.7
- poetry "The Men That Don't Eat In", "Clancy of the Mounted Police", 'The Land of Beyond" (as Robert Service)
- 2011
The Cremation of Sam McGee
Video
- written by
- 2010
The Cremation of Sam McGee
7.2
Short
- Writer (as Robert Service)
- 2001
The Midnight Sun
6.9
Short
- poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee"
- 2000
The Spell of the Yukon
7.5
Short
- poems: 'The Spell of the Yukon' and 'The Mountain and the Lake' (as Robert Service)
- 1996
The Cremation of Sam McGee
Short
- by
- 1990
Eureka
5.9
- verse from "Spell of the Yukon" by
- 1983
The Cremation of Sam McGee: A Poem by Robert W. Service
8.6
Short
- poem
- 1982
Scene
6.7
TV Series
- based on poems by (as Robert Service)
- 1980
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
6.1
Short
- poem
- 1965
Murder Most Foul
7.1
- writer: extract of the poem "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" (uncredited)
- 1964
The Shooting of Dan McGoo
7.5
Short
- based upon "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" from "The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses" by
- 1945

Actor

Personal details

Official site
- Official Site
Alternative name
- Robert Service
Born
- January 16, 1874
- Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
Died
- September 11, 1958
- Lancieux, Côtes-d'Armor, France(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Germain BourgoinJune 12, 1913 - September 11, 1958 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
Unsold pilot: His poem, "Dangerous Dan McGrew" was the source for a pilot for a western series of the same name starring Scott Brady as the title character.

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Trivia
When Service lived in the Yukon, he worked as a journalist, and wrote several poems, including "The Cremation of Sam McGee" and "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" which have come to be considered quintessential Canadian poems.