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Robert Florey (14 September 1900 – 16 May 1979) was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor. Born as Robert Fuchs in Paris, he became an orphan at an early age and was then raised in Switzerland. In 1920 he worked at first as a film journalist, then as an assistant and extra in featurettes from Louis Feuillade.
Robert Florey (1900-1979) Director. Writer. Second Unit Director or Assistant Director. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Robert Florey became infatuated with Hollywood while in his teens.
- January 1, 1
- Paris, France
- January 1, 1
- Santa Monica, California, USA
Sep 9, 2019 · Learn about the prolific and versatile career of Robert Florey, a Parisian-born, American-naturalised director who made films from the 1920s to the 1950s. Discover his achievements in horror, mystery, crime and experimental cinema, from The Beast with Five Fingers to The Life and Death of 9413.
Robert Florey (14 September 1900 – 16 May 1979) was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor. Born as Robert Fuchs in Paris, he became an orphan at an early age and was then raised in Switzerland.
Florey, from then on, was set on a career of helming second features for Warner Brothers (1933-35), Paramount (1935-40), Columbia (1941), Warner Brothers again (1942-46) and United Artists (1948-50). As a result of his affinity with horror and science-fiction, he did his best work in these genres.
- September 14, 1900
- May 16, 1979
Robert Florey in 1921, interviewing Charlie Chaplin as Holly- wood correspondent for Cinemagazine and other European film Journals. Florey observes the making of Tess of the Storm Country (1922) in Chatsworth; from left, cinematographer Charles
Robert Florey, who came to the United States in 1921 as a reporter for French film journals, quickly had the idea for a short picture based on the impressions of an "everyman" actor with futile dreams of becoming a star.
