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'''Robert Sisk''' (March 20, 1903 – February 25, 1964) was an American film producer.
'''Robert Sisk''' (March 20, 1903 – February 25, 1964) was an American film producer.


Sources differ as to his birthplace, with some indicating [[Maryland]] and others specifying the unincorporated village of [[Pokeshaw]] in the Canadian province of [[New Brunswick]]. In the late 1930s he made a number of movies with [[John Farrow]] at [[RKO]] including ''[[Five Came Back]]'' (1939).<ref>{{Cite news|author=Louella O. Parsons|date=Nov 1, 1939|work=The Washington Post|id={{ProQuest|151106620}}}}</ref>
Sources differ as to his birthplace, with some indicating [[Maryland]] and others specifying the unincorporated village of [[Pokeshaw]] in the Canadian province of [[New Brunswick]]. In the late 1930s he made a number of movies with [[John Farrow]] at [[RKO]] including ''[[Five Came Back]]'' (1939).<ref>{{Cite news|author=Louella O. Parsons|date=Nov 1, 1939|newspaper=The Washington Post|id={{ProQuest|151106620}}}}</ref>


He later worked at MGM and produced for TV.
He later worked at MGM and produced for TV.

Revision as of 21:12, 10 June 2022

Robert Sisk (March 20, 1903 – February 25, 1964) was an American film producer.

Sources differ as to his birthplace, with some indicating Maryland and others specifying the unincorporated village of Pokeshaw in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. In the late 1930s he made a number of movies with John Farrow at RKO including Five Came Back (1939).[1]

He later worked at MGM and produced for TV.

His wife died in 1957. They had one daughter.[2] Sisk died in Los Angeles four weeks before his 61st birthday.

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  1. ^ Louella O. Parsons (Nov 1, 1939). The Washington Post. ProQuest 151106620. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Mrs. robert sisk, wife of producer, dies at 53. |date=Nov 18, 1957|work=Los Angeles Times ProQuest 167176549