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Robert Tasker(1903-1944)

  • Writer
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Robert Tasker was born on 13 November 1903 in Albee, South Dakota, USA. He was a writer, known for The Secret Seven (1940), The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942) and Doctor X (1932). He was married to Raquel Echeverría. He died on 7 December 1944 in Mexico City, Mexico.
BornNovember 13, 1903
DiedDecember 7, 1944(41)
BornNovember 13, 1903
DiedDecember 7, 1944(41)
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Known for

Bruce Bennett, Joe Downing, George Magrill, and Florence Rice in The Secret Seven (1940)
The Secret Seven
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1940
Dennis O'Keefe and Ruth Terry in The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1942
Lionel Atwill, Lee Tracy, and Fay Wray in Doctor X (1932)
Doctor X
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1932
Marsha Hunt and Paul Kelly in The Accusing Finger (1936)
The Accusing Finger
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1936

Credits

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Writer

  • Anne Jeffreys and Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)
    Dillinger
    6.5
    • original story (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • La dama de las camelias (1944)
    La dama de las camelias
    6.7
    • Writer (as Roberto Tasker)
    • 1944
  • Les misérables (1943)
    Les misérables
    6.6
    • Writer (as Roberto Tasker)
    • 1943
  • Virginia Grey and John Hubbard in Secrets of the Underground (1942)
    Secrets of the Underground
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Gene Autry and Fay McKenzie in Home in Wyomin' (1942)
    Home in Wyomin'
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Dennis O'Keefe and Ruth Terry in The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
    The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Bruce Bennett, Joe Downing, George Magrill, and Florence Rice in The Secret Seven (1940)
    The Secret Seven
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1940
  • Wallace Ford in Back Door to Heaven (1939)
    Back Door to Heaven
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, and Ann Sheridan in San Quentin (1937)
    San Quentin
    6.5
    • story
    • 1937
  • Edward Arnold, George Bancroft, Francine Larrimore, and Gail Patrick in John Meade's Woman (1937)
    John Meade's Woman
    6.0
    • story
    • 1937
  • Marsha Hunt and Paul Kelly in The Accusing Finger (1936)
    The Accusing Finger
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Leif Erickson, Elizabeth Russell, and Virginia Weidler in Girl of the Ozarks (1936)
    Girl of the Ozarks
    6.3
    • story
    • 1936
  • Arline Judge and Paul Kelly in Here Comes Trouble (1936)
    Here Comes Trouble
    5.6
    • story
    • 1936
  • Charles Bickford and Helen Vinson in A Notorious Gentleman (1935)
    A Notorious Gentleman
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Gwili Andre in Secrets of the French Police (1932)
    Secrets of the French Police
    5.8
    • screen play
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Robert Joyce Tasker
  • Born
    • November 13, 1903
    • Albee, South Dakota, USA
  • Died
    • December 7, 1944
    • Mexico City, Mexico(barbiturate overdose)
  • Spouse
    • Raquel EcheverríaJune 19, 1937 - ? (divorced)

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