| Robert Milton | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1885-01-24)January 24, 1885 Dinaburgh, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 13, 1956(1956-01-13) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Other names | Robert Davidor |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, director |
| Years active | 1929–1934 (film) |
Robert Milton (January 24, 1885 – January 13, 1956) was a Russian-born screenwriter and film director who worked and settled in the United States. He wrote and directed for the stage, and directed three British films.
Selected theatre credits
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Milton directed one of the two competing Broadway productions of Ferenc Molnár's The Devil (1908)_2.jpg)
Margalo Gillmore and Richard Bennett in the Theatre Guild production of Leonid Andreyev's He Who Gets Slapped (1922)
Talullah Bankhead in Dark Victory (1934)
| Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| August 18 – November 1908 | The Devil | Garden Theatre, New York City |
| November 1912 | Bachelors and Benedicts | Criterion Theatre, New York City |
| December 22, 1913 – February 1914 | The New Henrietta | Knickerbocker Theatre, New York City |
| January 25 – February 27, 1915 | 90 in the Shade | Knickerbocker Theatre, New York City |
| August 27 – October 2, 1915 | Cousin Lucy | George M. Cohan's Theatre, New York City |
| October 5 – November 13, 1915 | Miss Information | George M. Cohan's Theatre, New York City |
| February 1 – August 10, 1918 | Oh, Lady! Lady!! | Princess Theatre + Casino Theatre, New York City |
| November 27, 1918 – May 10, 1919 | Oh, My Dear! | Princess Theatre + 39th Street Theatre, New York City |
| July 8 – September 1919 | The Five Million | Lyric Theatre, New York City |
| September 13, 1919 – June 1920 | Adam and Eva | Longacre Theatre, New York City |
| November 25, 1919 – January 1920 | The Rose of China | Lyric Theatre, New York City |
| July 31 – October 1920 | Crooked Gamblers | Hudson Theatre, New York City |
| August 2 – October 1920 | The Charm School | Bijou Theatre, New York City |
| October 11 – November 1920 | The Unwritten Chapter | Astor Theatre, New York City |
| September 19, 1921 – February 1922 | Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | Ritz Theatre, New York City |
| January 9 – June 1922 | He Who Gets Slapped | Garrick Theatre, New York City |
| February 15 – March 1922 | Madame Pierre | Ritz Theatre, New York City |
| August 24 – September 1922 | A Serpent's Tooth | Little Theatre, New York City |
| September 20 – November 1922 | Banco | Ritz Theatre, New York City |
| December 25, 1922 – January 1923 | The Lady Cristilinda | Broadhurst Theatre, New York City |
| February 19 – June 1923 | You and I | Belmont Theatre, New York City |
| April 1923 | As You Like It | 48th Street Theatre, New York City |
| August 6 – November 1923 | In Love With Love | Ritz Theatre, New York City |
| January 7 – May 1924 | Outward Bound | Ritz Theatre, New York City |
| September 30 – October 1924 | The Far Cry | Cort Theatre, New York City |
| December 22, 1924 – March 23, 1925 | The Youngest | Gaiety Theatre, New York City |
| November 7 – December 1934 | Dark Victory | Plymouth Theatre, New York City |
| November 9, 1936 – March 1937 | Black Limelight | Mansfield Theatre, New York City |
| March 28 – April 30, 1938 | The Seagull | Shubert Theatre, New York City |
Filmography
Director
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | The Dummy | |
| 1929 | Charming Sinners | |
| 1930 | Behind the Make-Up | |
| 1930 | Outward Bound | |
| 1931 | The Bargain | |
| 1931 | Devotion | |
| 1931 | Husband's Holiday | |
| 1932 | Westward Passage | |
| 1933 | Strange Evidence | |
| 1933 | Bella Donna | |
| 1933 | The Luck of a Sailor |
Screenwriter
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | The Land of Hope | |
| 1930 | Sin Takes a Holiday | |
| 1931 | The Lady Refuses |
References
- ^ "Robert Milton". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- Goble p.474
- Hall, Mordaunt (September 18, 1930). "The Screen: Away from the World". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ "Robert Milton". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "Robert Milton". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018.
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
| Films directed by Robert Milton | |
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