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Robby the Robot Robby the Robot was a fictional character who had a number of appearances in science fiction movies from the 1950s onward. "Robby" was a 7 ft 2 inch mechanical suit designed for an actor to wear, to play the part of a robot.
Robby Todino Robert "Robby" Todino, Jr., of Woburn, Massachusetts, was a prolific spammer in the early years of the 21st century; however, in addition to advertising, he also apparently solicited time travel equipment, earning him the affectionate nickname The Time Travel Spammer.
Robel pole A Robel pole is a device consisting of a 1–2 metre vertical pole possessing alternating horizontal bands and a 4 m line of rope or cord. It is used by range ecologists, field biologists and other scientists to measure the density of vegetation and to quantify the volume of ground cover in a particular habitat using the visual obstruction (VO) measurement method.
Robersonville High School Robersonville High School (RHS) was built in 1929 for the white 8th - 11th graders from Everetts, Parmele, Gold Point, and Robersonville, North Carolina. The campus consisted of a brick building with sixteen rooms including an auditorium and gymnasium, a suite of rooms set aside for home economics, a music room, principal's office, a library, and classrooms.
Robert "Bobby" Freeman Robert Louis "Bobby" Freeman (born April 27, 1934) is a Plaquemine (Iberville Parish) lawyer who was the Democratic lieutenant governor of Louisiana from 1980-1988. He was the Plaquemine city judge from 1990-1996.
Robert "Bobby" Germaine Robert "Bobby" Germaine Senior was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Italian immigrants. Robert married and gave birth to one son, a chemistry salesman and small-time drug dealer Robert Germaine Jr.
Robert "Squirrel" Lester Robert "Squirrel" Lester is the second tenor in the Chicago based singing group known as the Chi-Lites. He is included in the current Chi-Lites line-up along with group leader Marshall Thompson, lead vocalist Frank Reed, and background vocalist Tara Thompson
Robert "Stewkey" Antoni Robert "Stewkey" Antoni (born November 17 1947 in Newport, Rhode Island) is the lead vocalist and keyboardist for The Nazz, a Philadelphia-based band which played psychedelic rock as well as garage rock.
Robert "T-Man" Tepper Rob "The T-Man" Tepper is a Seattle, Washington-based DJ who is known for being outrageous and unpredictable. His humor and cast of characters known as the "Dysfunctional Family" have made him the highest rated morning personality in Seattle.
Robert "Wingnut" Weaver Robert "Wingnut" Weaver (born 1965) is an American surfer who has appeared in several of Bruce Brown's surf films. In 1991, Weaver graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz with a degree in economics and marketing.
Robert (Mousey) Thompson Robert (Mousey) Thompson (7 May 1876 – 8 December 1955) was a British furniture maker. He lived in Kilburn, North Yorkshire, where he set up a business manufacturing oak furniture, which featured a carved mouse on almost every piece.
Robert ap Maredudd Robert ap Maredudd is the presumed Head of the House of Cunedda following the death of Owain Lawgoch the last and only known surviving great-nephew of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd in 1378. He is cited by Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet as his ancestor and head of the family at that time.
Robert A. Alexander Robert Aitcheson Alexander (1819-1867) was a renowned American breeder of Thoroughbred and Standardbred horses. Born on a farm near Midway, Woodford County, Kentucky, he and his siblings inherited the property on his father's death.
Robert A. Barber, Jr. Robert Barber of Charleston is the Democratic Party's Nominee for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. In November 2006, Barber will face off against incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer, who is seeking a second term in office.
Robert A. Bruce Robert Arthur Bruce (November 20, 1916, Somerville, Massachusetts—February 12, 2004, Seattle, Washington) was an internationally recognized cardiologist and a professor at the University of Washington. Because of the nature of his research and his development of the Bruce Protocol for exercise testing of cardiac patients, he was known as the "father of exercise cardiology".
Robert A. Graham Robert Andrew Graham SJ (11 March 1912, Sacramento – 11 February 1997, Los Gatos, California) was an American Jesuit priest and historian of the Catholic Church during the Second World War. He was a vigorous defender of Pope Pius XII over accusations that he had failed to do what he could to defend the Jews and others persecuted by the Nazis.
Robert A. Heinlein Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of "hard" science fiction. He set a high standard for science and engineering plausibility that few have equaled, and helped to raise the genre's standards of literary quality.
Robert A. Little Captain Robert Alexander Little DSO and Bar, DSC and Bar, C de G (France) (19 July, 1895–27 May, 1918) has long been regarded as the most successful Australian flying ace of World War I, with a total of 47 kills. However, some later researchers have suggested that this total was surpassed by Roderic Dallas.
Robert A. McDermott Robert McDermott is professor of philosophy and religion at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He has written a number of books, as well as essays published in scholarly journals and anthologies.
Robert A. Owens Sergeant Robert Allen Owens (1920-1942) was a United States Marine who was killed in action during World War II. He was posthumously award his nation's highest military award — the Medal of Honor — for his heroic actions on his first day in combat at Bougainville.
Robert A. Underwood Robert Anacletus Underwood (born July 13, 1948) was a Delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Tamuning, Guam, and attended California State University, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California.
Robert A. W. Lowndes Robert Augustine Ward "Doc" Lowndes (September 4, 1916 - July 14, 1998) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was best known as the editor of Future Science Fiction, Science Fiction, and Science Fiction Quarterly.
Robert A. Wylie Robert Abercrombie Wylie, born in Glasgow, Scotland, April 7, 1932, is a well known Canadian folk artist and wood carver. Examples of his work can be seen in Blake McKendry’s Folk Art: Primitive and Naïve Art in Canada (1983), and the Ontario Heritage Foundation's Folk Treasures of Historic Ontario (1985).
Robert Abel and Associates Robert Abel's company, Robert Abel and Associates, was a pioneering production company specializing in TV commercials made with computer graphics. RA&A was especially known for their art direction and won many Clio Awards.
Robert Abercromby of Airthrey General Sir Robert Abercromby GCB (1740 – 1827), the youngest brother of Sir Ralph Abercromby, was a general in the army, a knight of the Bath, and at one period the governor of Bombay and commander-in-chief of the forces in India.
Robert Abernathy Robert Abernathy (1924–1990) was an American science fiction author during the 1940s and 1950s. He was known primarily for his short stories which were published in many of the pulp magazines that flourished during the Golden Age of Science Fiction.
Robert Abplanalp Robert Henry (Bob) Abplanalp (April 4, 1922, New York, New York - August 30, 2003, Bronxville, New York) was a Swiss-American inventor who invented the aerosol valve[A Brief History of Innovation, by Mark Kwak], the founder of Precision Valve Corporation and a political activist.New York Times, "Robert Abplanalp, 81, Inventor and Nixon Confidant, Dies," Linda Greenhouse, Final, Section C, Page 11, Column 1
Robert Abrecromby Robert Abercromby or Abrecromby (sometimes known as Sanders and as Robertson), was a Jesuit missionary in Scotland in the time of the persecutions, born 1532; died at Braunsberg, in Prussia, 27 April, 1613. He was brought into prominence chiefly by the fact that he converted the Queen of James I of England, when that monarch was as yet James IV of Scotland.
Robert Adair Sir Robert Adair (1763-1855) was a distinguished English diplomatist, and frequently employed on the most important diplomatic missions. He was a Whig Member of Parliament for Appleby (1799–1802) and Camelford (1802–12).
Robert Adam Robert Adam (3 July 1728 - 3 March 1792) was a Scottish architect, interior designer and furniture designer, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. He is considered by many to be the greatest architect of the late 18th century, a leader of the neo-classical revival in England and Scotland from around 1760 until his death.
Robert Adams (photographer) Robert Adams (born May 8, 1937) is an American photographer who came to prominence as part of the photographic movement known as New Topographics. He received the MacArthur Foundation's MacArthur Fellowship in 1994.
Robert Adams (physician) Robert Adams (1791 - 13 or 16 January 1875) was an Irish surgeon who was educated at Trinity College, Dublin between 1810 and 1814, and who later became president of the Royal College of Surgeons and the Dublin Pathological Society, and, in 1862, both Surgeon in Ordinary to the Queen in Ireland, and Regius Professor of Surgery at the University of Dublin.
Robert Adams of London Robert Adams (1809-1880) was a 19th-century British handgun designer and manufacturer who patented the first successful double-action revolver in 1851. His revolvers were used during the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, and the U.
Robert Adamson (FDNY Commissioner) Robert Adamson was appointed the 9th Fire Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor John Purroy Mitchel on January 1, 1914, and served in that position until the end of the Mitchel Administration on December 31, 1917.
Robert Addison Reverend Robert Addison (1754-1829) was born in Heversham, Westmorland, the 3rd son of John and Ellinor (Parkinson) of Plumbtreebank. He attended Trinity College, 1777-1781, Cambridge where he completed his BA and was ordained a Deacon of the Church of England in Norwich, Norfolk 11 March 1781.
Robert Aickman Robert Fordyce Aickman (June 24 1914–February 26 1981) was an English conservationist and writer of fiction and nonfiction. As a writer, he is best known for his short supernatural fiction, which he described as "strange stories".
Robert Ainsworth (lexicographer) Robert Ainsworth (September 1660— 4 April 1743) was an English Latin lexicographer, and author of the well-known compendious Dictionary of the Latin Tongue. He was born at Eccles, near Salford, Lancashire in September 1660.
Robert Alaine Robert Alaine (1558—1603) held an office under a nobleman in the time of Queen Elizabeth, and is now only known for an elaborate treatise, Alaine's Astronomy, on astronomical instruments, which is preserved in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge . It was given to the library by Sir Edward Stanhope.
Robert Aldrich Robert Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, writer and producer notable for a number of films including What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte and The Dirty Dozen.
Robert Aldrich (bishop) Robert Aldrich (died March 1555), or Aldridge, Bishop of Carlisle in the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary, was born at Burnham, Buckinghamshire, educated at Eton and Cambridge; after receiving various preferments was consecrated bishop of Carlisle, July 18, 1537. He became in 1534 register of the order of the Garter, in the room of Dr.
Robert Alexander (Halifax) Robert Alexander (January 18, 1795– February 21, 1843) was a British philanthropist from Halifax, West Yorkshire. He was a founding member of the Halifax Literary & Philosophical Society, and was made a fellow of the Royal Society in 1835.
Robert Alexander Falla Sir Robert Alexander Falla (1901-1979 was a New Zealand museum administrator and ornithologist. He was assistant zoologist with the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Sir Douglas Mawson 1929-1931.
Robert Alexander Walker Robert Alexander Walker, QC (March 16, 1916 - March 28, 1989) was a lawyer and a Saskatchewan politician. First elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as the CCF member for Hanley constituency in the 1948 general election, he went on to re-election in
Robert Alfred Theobald Robert Alfred "Fuzzy" Theobald (1884-1957) was a United States rear admiral and, most notably the author of the 1947 book The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor: The Washington Background of the Pearl Harbor Attack.
Robert Allen (lexicographer) Robert Allen is a British lexicographer who has written, edited, and published a wide range of books about the English language. He was formerly a senior editor for the Oxford English Dictionary who became a freelance writer and consultant in 1996.
Robert Alter Robert Alter is a Biblical scholar and professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1967. He has written seventeen books, and is noted most recently for his translations of both the original Hebrew Pentateuch in The Five Books of Moses (ISBN 0-393-01955-1), The Story of David (1 and 2 Samuel) (ISBN 0-393-32077-4) and "Genesis".
Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his work with an Academy Honorary Award.
Robert Alton Harris Robert Alton Harris (January 15, 1953–April 21, 1992) was an American career criminal and murderer who was executed in San Quentin's gas chamber in 1992. This marked the first execution in the state of California since 1967.
Robert Ambroziewicz Robert Ambroziewicz (born February 18, 1969 in Siedlce) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 9943 votes in 18 Siedlce district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Robert Amparan Robert Marlowe Amparan is an American criminal defense attorney currently based in San Francisco, California. He became notable for successfully defending former JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect John Mark Karr in his legal battle with the state of California on child pornography charges.
Robert Anae Robert Anae is currently the offensive coordinator for the BYU Cougars football team in Provo, Utah. He holds bachelor's and doctoral degrees from Brigham Young University, and a master's degree from the University of Hawaii
Robert Anderson (Child sex offender) Robert Anderson (May 29 1966 – July 20 2006) kidnapped and murdered a five-year-old girl, Audra Ann Reeves, in Amarillo, Texas in the United States on June 9, 1992. Anderson told police that he kidnapped Reeves as she was returning home from playing in a park.
Robert Angus Smith Robert Angus Smith (February 15, 1817–May 12, 1884) was a Scottish chemist, who investigated numerous environmental issues. He is famous for his research on air pollution in 1852, in the course of which he discovered and coined the term acid rain.
Robert Anthony Robert Rodarte is an American professional wrestler currently under a World Wrestling Entertainment developmental contract. He wrestled on the independent scene as Egotistico Fantastico or, after being de-masked, as Robert Anthony also now working in Deep South Wrestling as Anthony Paul.
Robert Anthony Maurice Palmer Robert Anthony Maurice Palmer (VC, DFC & Bar) (7 July 1920-23 December 1944) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Robert Archibald Robert Michael Archibald (born March 29, 1980 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK) is a Scottish professional basketball player. A 6'11" power forward/center from the University of Illinois, he was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the third pick of the second round (31st overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft.
Robert Armstrong (1792-1854) Robert Armstrong (September 28, 1792-February 23, 1854), was on officer in the United States Army, a candidate for the position of Governor of Tennessee, and a United States consul to Liverpool. He was born in Abingdon, Virginia, in 1792.
Robert Armstrong (actor) Robert Armstrong (November 20 1890-April 20 1973) was a film actor probably best remembered for his role as Carl Denham in the 1933 version of King Kong by RKO Pictures. He uttered the screen's second most famous exit quote, "'Twas beauty killed the beast," at the film's end.
Robert Armstrong (geneticist) Dr. Robert Armstrong, Longwood Gardens newly appointed Geneticist, began a canna breeding program in 1967, when it was realized that cultivars available at that time were not suitable for use on display in the Gardens.
Robert Ashley Robert Ashley is a contemporary composer born March 28, 1930 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, best known for his operas and other theatrical works, often working within and across differing disciplines. His operas are far from traditional as they usually incorporate electronics and are written and produced for television.
Robert Aske (merchant) Robert Aske (24 February 1619–27 January 1689) was a merchant in the City of London. He is chiefly remembered from the charitable foundation created from his estate, which operates two schools in Hertfordshire, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School and Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls.
Robert Askin Sir Robert William Askin, GCMG (April 4 1907 - September 9 1981) was Premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975. He was born Robin William Askin, but he changed his name by deed poll in 1971 because he always disliked his first name.
Robert Atkins (nutritionist) Robert Coleman Atkins, MD (October 17, 1930 – April 17, 2003) was an American doctor and cardiologist, best known for the Atkins Nutritional Approach (or "Atkins Diet"), a popular but controversial way of dieting that entails eating low-carbohydrate, high-fat and high-protein foods.
Robert Atkins (politician) Sir Robert James Atkins (born 5th February 1946 in London) is a Conservative Party politician from the United Kingdom. He was the Member of Parliament for Preston North and South Ribble from 1979 to 1997 and became a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region in 1999.
Robert Aubie Robert Aubie was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick in 1941 and traces his Acadian roots back to Port Royal in the 1700's. He moved to Ontario and graduated from Teacher's College in 1964 and bacame a Teacher, Vice-Principal and Principal in the Catholic School System in North Bay.
Robert Audi Robert Audi (born November 1941) is a philosopher working on ethics, especially intuitionism, at the University of Notre Dame, where he holds a joint appointment in the philosophy department and in business ethics. His 2005 book, The Good in the Right, updates and strengthens Rossian intuitionism and develops the epistemology of ethics.
Robert Aumann Yisrael Robert John Aumann (ישראל אומן) (born June 8, 1930) is an Israeli mathematician and a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences. He works at the Center for the Study of Rationality in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel.
Robert Ayling Bob Ayling is a British businessman who has been involved in many high profile companies and organisations. He was educated at King's College School, a boys' independent school in Wimbledon, in south-west London.
Robert Ayres Robert Underwood Ayres, American-born physicist and economist. His career has focused on the application of physical ideas, especially the laws of thermodynamics, to economics; a long-standing pioneering interest in material flows and transformations (industrial ecology or industrial metabolism); and most recently to challenging held ideas on the economic theory of growth.
Robert Ă…hman-Persson Robert Ă…hman-Persson (born 26 March 1987 in Uppsala) is a very talented footballer who can play in many different positions, such as central midfielder, centre-back and fullback. Probably the most promising player in the AIK squad.
Robert ÆOLUS Myers Robert ÆOLUS Myers is a composer, performer and producer best known for his cinematic soundscapes incorporating flute, synthesizer, and percussion. These works utilizing western classical and indigenous compositional stylings draw readily from Asian, Arabic, and African influences.
Robert B. Aird Robert Burns Aird (1903-2000), an American educator and physician, founded the department of neurology at the University of California at San Francisco. In addition to conducting his own research (Flynn Aird syndrome bears his name), Aird developed the department into a leading academic center for study of the brain sciences, drawing future Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner as a resident late during Aird's tenure.
Robert B. Meyner Robert Baumle Meyner (July 3, 1908 - May 27, 1990) of Phillipsburg, New Jersey was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 44th Governor of New Jersey, from 1954 to 1962. Before being elected Governor, Meyner represented Warren County in the New Jersey Senate from 1948 to 1951.
Robert B. Vance Robert Brank Vance (1828 - 1899), nephew of the earlier Congressman Robert Brank Vance (1793-1827) and brother of Zebulon Baird Vance, was a North Carolina Democratic politician who served as a member of the U.S.
Robert Baden-Powell's sexual orientation A few modern authors, upon examining Baden-Powell's life and papers from the perspective of late-twentieth century understanding of sexuality, have explained his life-long interest in boys as the result of a strong erotic attraction to masculine beauty, principally in the form of young males. Among these historians are Tim Jeal, the author of Baden-Powell, a widely praised biography which takes a compassionate view of a man he considers to have lived a life of repressed homosexuality, and Michael Rosenthal of Columbia University, in his The character factory: Baden-Powell and the origins of the Boy Scout movement.
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell ; Matabele Campaign, British South Africa Company Medal, 1896; Queen's South Africa Medal, 1899; King's South Africa Medal, 1902; Boy Scouts Silver Buffalo Award, 1926; World Scout Committee Bronze Wolf, 1935; Order of Merit, 1937; Order of St Michael and St George; Royal Victorian Order; Order of the Bath
Robert Badinter Robert Badinter (born March 30, 1928) is a French politician (after being a high-profile criminal lawyer and a university professor in Law). He belongs to the French Socialist Party and is currently a senator for the Hauts-de-Seine département.
Robert Bailey Robert "Beetle" Bailey (born September 3, 1968 in Barbados) is a former American Football cornerback who played eleven seasons for six teams, the Los Angeles Rams, the Dallas Cowboys, the Washington Redskins, the Detroit Lions, and the Baltimore Ravens from 1991 to 2001 in the National Football League.
Robert Baird (clergyman) Robert Baird (October 6, 1789 - March 15, 1863) was an American clergyman and author. He was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, and graduated at Jefferson College in 1818 and at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1822.
Robert Baird (swimmer) Robert Baird (born January 3, 1973 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a former international medley swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he finished in 16th position in the 400m Individual Medley.
Robert Baker (football player) Robert Baker (born March 14, 1976 in Gainesville, Florida) was a professional gridiron football player, most recently with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League from 2004 to 2006 as a slotback and wide receiver.
Robert Baker Aitken Robert Baker Aitken (born 1917 in Philadelphia) is an American teacher of Zen Buddhism in the Harada-Yasutani (or Sanbo Kyodan) tradition, a blending of Soto and Rinzai schools. He was a student of Nyogen Senzaki, SĹŤen Nakagawa, and Haku'un Yasutani and was a disciple of Koun Yamada.
Robert Baldwin Ross Robert Baldwin Ross (May 25,1869 – October 5, 1918) was a man of many talents. As well as being an art expert, he was responsible for bringing together several great literary figures and acting as their mentor.
Robert Banman Robert Banman (born January 10, 1945 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1986, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Sterling Lyon.
Robert Barcia Robert Barcia is a French politician, leader of the Union Communiste Internationaliste (UCI), a Trotskyist organisation that is better known by the name of its weekly paper Lutte Ouvrière (Workers' Struggle), which is also the name of the UCI's public party, whose spokeswoman is Arlette Laguiller. Until recently Barcia was only known by his cadre name, Hardy, to even the majority of members of LO.
Robert Barclay Allardice Robert Barclay Allardice (August 25, 1779, Stonehaven, Kincardine and Mearns - May 8, 1854), the 6th Laird of Ury, generally known as Captain Barclay, was a notable Scottish walker of the early 19th century, known as The Celebrated Pedestrian. His most famous feat was the walking of 1000 miles in 1000 hours for 1000 guineas in 1809.
Robert Barnes Robert Barnes (1495 – July 30, 1540), English reformer and martyr, born about 1495, was educated at Cambridge, where he was a member, and afterwards prior of the convent of Austin Friars, and graduated DD. in 1523.
Robert Barr (writer) Robert Barr (1850-1912) was an English novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free Press, in which his contributions appeared under the signature "Luke Sharp.
Robert Barrie Sir Robert Barrie (5 May 1774 – 7 June 1841) was a British naval officer noted for his service in the War of 1812. Following the war, he became in 1819 the commissioner of the dockyard at Kingston, Upper Canada, thereby becoming the senior naval officer in the Canadas.
Robert Bartlett Captain Robert Abram Bartlett was a notable ice navigator and Arctic explorer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Brigus, Newfoundland on August 15, 1875, Bartlett was the eldest of 10 children and heir to a family tradition of seafaring men.
Robert Barton Robert Childers Barton (Irish: Riobárd Bartún; 1881- August 10, 1975) was an Irish lawyer, statesman and farmer who participated in the negotiations leading up to the signature of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. He was a cousin of Robert Erskine Childers.
Robert Bassler Robert Bassler (1903 - 1975) started his film career off in the late 20s as an editor, becoming a producer in 1942, with his first film, the Rita Hayworth musical “My Gal Sal”. His credits include several controversial films: 1948’s “The Snake Pit” which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film was a shocking expose of conditions in a mental asylum; and “Suddenly” in 1954 was a stark assassination thriller which was alleged to have influenced Lee Harvey Oswald.
Robert Bateman Secondary School Robert Bateman Secondary is a public high school in Abbotsford, British Columbia part of School District 34 Abbotsford. This school has won awards based off of its Computer and Arts Programs and has had Robert Bateman himself visit in the past
Robert Beattie Robert Beattie, a Wichita lawyer, is the author of the nonfiction book Nightmare in Wichita. It is about BTK, a serial killer in Wichita, Kansas who created the name BTK after his modus operandi, "Bind Them, Torture Them, Kill Them".
Robert Beatty Robert Beatty (born 19 October, 1909, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and died 3 March 1992, London, England) was a Canadian actor who worked in radio, film and television for most of his career and was especially known in the United Kingdom.
Robert Beaven Robert Beaven (January 20, 1836 – September 18, 1920) was a British Columbia politician and businessman. Beaven moved to British Columbia from Toronto, where he had been educated at Upper Canada College, because of the gold rush.
Robert Beavers Robert Beavers (born 1949) is an American experimental filmmaker. Born and raised in Massachusetts, he attended Deerfield Academy which he left before graduating to move to New York in 1965 to pursue filmmaking.
Robert Beckford Robert Beckford PhD is a British academic, theologian, filmmaker and lecturer in African Diasporan Religions & Cultures at the University of Birmingham. Beckford presented Radio WM's African Caribbean programme, and now presents a show on the same station combining a blend of news, interviews and chat around religious and ethical issues.
Robert Bedard Robert Bedard (born July 12, 1932 in Quebec City, Quebec) was a Canadian professional wrestler better known as Rene Goulet. He began his career in Canada in 1957 with his first match being against Gerard Dugas.
Robert Belfour Robert "Wolfman" Belfour (born September 11, 1940, Holly Springs, MS) is an American Blues musician. His father, Grant Belfour taught him the guitar at a young age and he continued his tutelage in the Blues from musicians Otha Turner, R.

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