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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.
- Film director, film producer
- Robert Francis McGowan, July 11, 1882, Denver, Colorado, US
- 1921–1946
- January 27, 1955 (aged 72), Santa Monica, California, US
Robert F. McGowan. Writer: Sons of the Legion. Robert F. McGowan started life in Denver, CO, intent on becoming the next Thomas A. Edison, but when inventing failed to bring fortune and/or fame, he became a fireman.
- Director, Producer, Writer
- July 11, 1882
- Robert F. McGowan
- January 27, 1955
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Robert F. McGowan. Writer: Sons of the Legion. Robert F. McGowan started life in Denver, CO, intent on becoming the next Thomas A. Edison, but when inventing failed to bring fortune and/or fame, he became a fireman.
- July 11, 1882
- January 27, 1955
Curley is a 1947 American comedy film produced by Hal Roach and Robert F. McGowan as a re-imagining of their Our Gang series. The film was one of Roach's " streamlined " features of the 1940s, running 53 minutes and was designed as a b-movie .
- August 23, 1947
- Hal Roach, Robert F. McGowan
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.
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.
Robert F. McGowan. full name: Robert Francis McGowan nickname: "Uncle Bob" born July 11, 1882, in Denver, CO died Jan. 27, 1955, in Santa Monica, CA, of cancer. McGowan was primarily raised by his older brother after their father died at the hands of juvenile delinquents. He knew fellow Roach director Fred Newmeyer during his early days in Denver.
