Robert Stevens
About
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Birth Place
Derbyshire, England, GB
Born
March 31, 1905
Died
April 30, 1986
Filmography
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Don't Look Back: Story of Lero
(1981)
Associate Producer
The Times Square Story
(1948)
Director
Family & Companions
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Anna Lee
Wife
Actor. Married 1934, divorced 1944; met in Libyan desert on film, "The Camels Are Coming"; appeared in films by Stevenson.
Frances Howard
Wife
His second wife.
Ursula Henderson
Wife
Teacher. Married from 1963 till his death; taught medicine at UCLA.
Biography
Filmography
Producer (Feature Film)
Don't Look Back: Story of Lero
(1981)
Associate Producer
Director (Special)
The Times Square Story
(1948)
Director
Life Events
1927
Saw his first film at age 22 (date approximate)
1929
Worked for Paramount-British Newsreel before joining Michael Balcon's Gainsborough and Gaumont-British studios; wrote story synopses and reviewed films on the side
1933
First film as co-director (with Jack Hulbert), "Falling For You"
1936
Solo directing debut, "Tudor Rose/Nine Days a Queen"
1939
Debut as film producer, "The Ware Case" (also director)
1939
Brought to US to work for David O. Selznick (who never used him and loaned him out, primarily to RKO until 1949)
1940
Made first US film, "Tom Brown's Schooldays"
1942
Worked for US War Department as a producer and joined Signal Corps under Frank Capra; as captain saw overseas duty on the Italian front
1949
Joined RKO
1956
Returned to feature filmmaking working for Walt Disney
Family
Venetia Stevenson
Daughter
Actor, model. Mother Anna Lee; formerly married to Don Everly; mother of Erin Everly (born c. 1966).
Companions
Anna Lee
Wife
Actor. Married 1934, divorced 1944; met in Libyan desert on film, "The Camels Are Coming"; appeared in films by Stevenson.
Frances Howard
Wife
His second wife.
Ursula Henderson
Wife
Teacher. Married from 1963 till his death; taught medicine at UCLA.
