Actor

Robert F. McGowan

Directing

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Movies: 124Series: 0Crew credits: 123

TMDB ID: 103926

IMDb ID: nm0569697

Known for: Directing

Born: July 11, 1882

Died: January 27, 1955

Age: 72

Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1919 - 2022

Years active: 104

Wikidata: Q3435067

Also known as

Robert McGowan • Robert Magowan • Bob McGowan • Robert Francis McGowan

Other jobs

Director (113)Producer (6)Writer (2)Story (1)Supervising Producer (1)

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Biography

Robert Francis McGowan (July 11, 1882 – January 27, 1955) was an American film director and producer, best known as the senior director of the Our Gang short subjects film series from 1922 until 1933. McGowan died of cancer in Santa Monica, California, on January 27, 1955, at the age of 72. His nephew, screenwriter and director Robert A. McGowan, died five months later. From Wikipedia.