Robert Dwan(1915-2005)

Director
Writer
Additional Crew

Robert Dwan was born on 1 April 1915 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Tell It to Groucho (1961), You Bet Your Life (1950) and Lassie (1954). He was married to Lois Dwan. He died on 21 January 2005 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

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Known for

Tell It to Groucho

7.3

TV Series

Director

You Bet Your Life

8.5

TV Series

Director

Lassie

6.6

TV Series

Director

General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein

8.4

TV Special

Writer

1954

Credits

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Director

The Plot Thickens
7.0
TV Special
- game director
- 1963
Lassie
6.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1963
Tell It to Groucho
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1961–1962
You Bet Your Life
8.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1950–1961

Writer

Additional Crew

Personal details

Alternative name
- Bob Dwan
Born
- April 1, 1915
- San Francisco, California, USA
Died
- January 21, 2005
- Santa Monica, California, USA(complications from pneumonia)
Spouse
- Lois Dwan1940 - January 21, 2005 (his death, 5 children)
Other works
(book) "As Long As They're Laughing!". Baltimore, MD: Midnight Marquee Press, Inc., 2000. ISBN 188766436X
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 1 Article

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Trivia
Dwan said he never really directed Groucho Marx; he simply let him go on and say whatever he wanted. Afterward, Dwan edited it to fit the 30-minute time slot and to pass muster with the network censors.