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Robert Thornby(1888-1953)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Robert Thornby
Robert Thornby was born on 27 March 1888 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for West of Broadway (1926), The Drivin' Fool (1923) and Her Inspiration (1918). He died on 6 March 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 27, 1888
DiedMarch 6, 1953(64)
BornMarch 27, 1888
DiedMarch 6, 1953(64)
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Known for

Priscilla Dean, Arnold Gray, and Walter Long in West of Broadway (1926)
West of Broadway
  • Director
  • 1926
Alec B. Francis, Patsy Ruth Miller, and Wally Van in The Drivin' Fool (1923)
The Drivin' Fool
  • Director(as Robert T. Thornby)
  • 1923
May Allison in Her Inspiration (1918)
Her Inspiration
  • Director
  • 1918
Simple Souls (1920)
Simple Souls
  • Director
  • 1920

Credits

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Director

  • Young Hollywood
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Priscilla Dean, Arnold Gray, and Walter Long in West of Broadway (1926)
    West of Broadway
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Priscilla Dean in The Speeding Venus (1926)
    The Speeding Venus
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Jimmie Adams and Trixie the Horse in Whoa, Emma! (1926)
    Whoa, Emma!
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Eddie Baker and Vera Steadman in Run Tin Can (1926)
    Run Tin Can
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Grace Darmond, Mitchell Lewis, Cleo Madison, and Guy Bates Post in Gold Madness (1923)
    Gold Madness
    • Director (as Robert T. Thornby)
    • 1923
  • Alec B. Francis, Patsy Ruth Miller, and Wally Van in The Drivin' Fool (1923)
    The Drivin' Fool
    • Director (as Robert T. Thornby)
    • 1923
  • Stormswept (1923)
    Stormswept
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Wallace Beery, Marjorie Daw, Roy Stewart, and Johnnie Walker in The Sagebrush Trail (1922)
    The Sagebrush Trail
    • Director (as Robert T. Thornby)
    • 1922
  • Lon Chaney and Stanley Goethals in The Trap (1922)
    The Trap
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Harry Carey in The Fox (1921)
    The Fox
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Frank Mayo in The Blazing Trail (1921)
    The Blazing Trail
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Frank Mayo in The Magnificent Brute (1921)
    The Magnificent Brute
    • Director
    • 1921
  • That Girl Montana (1921)
    That Girl Montana
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Half a Chance (1920)
    Half a Chance
    • Director
    • 1920

Actor

  • Forever Yours (1930)
    Forever Yours
    4.4
    • 1930
  • Julia Swayne Gordon, Conrad Nagel, Catherine Dale Owen, and John M. Sullivan in Today (1930)
    Today
    • Telka
    • 1930
  • Lost in the Studio
    Short
    • The Director
    • 1914
  • Sandy and Shorty Start Something
    Short
    • Sandy
    • 1914
  • The Return of Jack Bellew
    Short
    • Bill
    • 1914
  • Otto Lederer, Evelyn Foshay, and Baby Mace in Quantrell's Son (1914)
    Quantrell's Son
    Short
    • Quantrell's Son
    • 1914
  • A Pair of Prodigals
    Short
    • Sandy
    • 1913
  • Tangled Threads
    Short
    • Jim - Alice's Sweetheart
    • 1913
  • Sleuths Unawares
    Short
    • Sandy
    • 1913
  • When Friendship Ceases
    Short
    • Sandy
    • 1913
  • The Race
    Short
    • Charles Wayburn - A Banker
    • 1913
  • Sandy Gets Shorty a Job
    Short
    • Sandy
    • 1913
  • The Passing of Joe Mary
    Short
    • 1913
  • The Fortune Hunters of Hicksville
    Short
    • 1913
  • Sandy and Shorty Work Together
    Short
    • Sandy
    • 1913

Writer

  • The Return of Jack Bellew
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1914
  • Otto Lederer, Evelyn Foshay, and Baby Mace in Quantrell's Son (1914)
    Quantrell's Son
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1914
  • When California Was Young
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1912

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • R.T. Thornby
  • Born
    • March 27, 1888
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 6, 1953
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Articles

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