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Robert Milton

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Director 1885–1956 On stage 18991930

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.

On stage 3 productions, 31 years

1899 Beau Brummell Garden Theatre · Revival
1929 Sons O' Guns Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Albertina Rasch 295 perf.
1930 Ripples New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by William Holbrook 55 perf.

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Also credited on3 works

Oh, Boy!
Oh, Lady! Lady!
Peggy-Ann

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In the literature3 passages

  • rather pleasant piece, excellently cast and produced by Robert Milton, and exceedingly well acted by Fay Bainter; and Secrets, a trivial but not unentertaining piece by Rudolph Besier and May Edgington, which jumps about the past fifty years and lets Margaret Lawrence do the best acting of her career. Rain falls somewhere between England…theatre-pdfs/sim_theatre-arts_1923-04_7_2.txt
  • John Murray Anderson Robert Milton David Burton Clark Robinson James Light Robert Bell Augustus Barratt Samuel Kayzer Charlton Andrews Bertram Bloch Pilar-Morin Martha Graham Leo Staats Michio Ito and others Also class and private instruction in every type of stage dancing, including musical comedy, ballet, acrobatic, eccentric, etc. EXCE…theatre-pdfs/sim_theatre-arts_1926-10_10_10.txt
  • Recommended as the best school of the theatre by the John Murray Anderson - Robert Milton School, which has discontinued its activities.theatre-pdfs/sim_theatre-arts_1929-11_13_11.txt

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What this page does not know

  • What this person played. No cast list we hold records a character against a performer.
  • Which of the credits above the roles on this record — director — apply to. The roles sit on the person and never on a credit, so a director who also acted looks the same here as one who did not.

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