- Born
- Died
- Nicknames
- Bob
- Bob Hill
- Jimmy Hawkey
- Robert Hill
- Rock Hawkey
- Height1.84 m
- Robert F. Hill was born on April 14, 1886 in Port Rohen, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Shadow of Chinatown (1936), Flying Fists (1937) and Shadow of Chinatown (1936). He was married to Mary E. and Rhi Galligher. He died on March 18, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesMary E.(1912 - ?)Rhi Galligher
- Hill was sent by Universal Pictures to Japan to open a movie studio, where he made friends with a young American consul. The consul told him that other people had tried to open up studios in Japan, only to be scared away by the locals, who faked an uprising and then took over the studio when the Americans had gone back home. He then decided against opening the studio and tried to return to America against Universal's wishes. In the end, he was only granted a re-entry permit after a doctor signed a certificate to the effect that Mrs. Hill needed medical care obtainable only in the US. Jay Marchant was sent over to open the studio--and wound up being scared away by the local villagers, who then promptly began using the studio themselves.
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