Biography

Robert Emmett Tansey was born on June 28, 1897 in Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Badman's Gold (1951), Timber Terrors (1935) and Dynamite Canyon (1941). He was married to Kitty. He died on June 17, 1951 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Brother of John Tansey and James Sheridan.

Son of Emma Tansey.

[explaining why he was tearing pages out of the script of a western he was making that was behind schedule] Most horse operas run roughly 60 minutes. That means 20 minutes of riding, 10 minutes of shooting, 10 minutes of fighting and 20 minutes of plot. If you're in trouble, start cutting the plot!