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Robert Sparks

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Overview

  • Born
    February 4, 1898 · Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    July 22, 1963 · Hollywood, California, USA (heart attack)
  • Birth name
    Salathiel Robert Sparks
  • Nickname
    • Bob

Biography

    • Husband of actress Penny (Blondie Bumstead) Singleton, Sparks produced a number of the "Blondie" movies during the late '30s and early '40s. Sparks began his career in Hollywood in 1932 with Paramount Pictures where he was employed as a writer. He joined Columbia Pictures in 1938 and began producing the "Blondie" films. After serving in the Marines during WWII, Sparks joined RKO as an executive producer. As a producer with CBS, he is credited with the development and supervision of such shows as: Gunsmoke (1955), Rawhide (1959) and Perry Mason (1957), among others.
      - IMDb mini biography by: dorene egerton

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  • Spouses
      Penny Singleton(January 1, 1941 - July 22, 1963) (his death, 1 child)
      Nydia Westman(1930 - 1937) (divorced, 1 child)
      Ruth Garland(1923 - 1931) (divorced)
  • Children
      Kate Williamson

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  • Father, with Nydia Westman, of a daughter, Kate Williamson.
  • Ex-brother-in-law of Theodore Westman Jr., Lolita Westman and Neville Westman.
  • Uncle-in-law of Kevin McNulty and Susinn McFarlen.
  • Brother-in-law of Barney McNulty, Ray Flin and June McNulty.

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