Robert Francis McGowan (July 11, 1882 - January 27, 1955) was an American film director and producer, best known as the senior director of the Our Gang short subjects film series from 1922 until 1933. July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... A film producer oversees the making of movies. ... A poster for the 1931 Our Gang comedy Love Business featuring depictions of (from left to right): Pete the Pup, Jackie Cooper, and Norman Chubby Chaney. ... Short film - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Before moving to Los Angeles, California, McGowan was a firefighter in his native Denver, Colorado. An on-the-job accident during a fire rescue mission left him with a permanent limp. Griffith Observatory and the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... Firefighter with an axe DC-FEMS firefighters working a pizzeria fire in the District of Columbia A firefighter is a person who is trained and equipped to put out fires, rescue people, and in some areas provide emergency medical services. ... Colorado State Capitol Building Denver is the largest city and capital of the state of Colorado, United States of America. ...

McGowan moved to California in the 1910s and made the acquaintance of Hal Roach, an aspiring film producer who opened his own studio in 1914. By 1920, McGowan wasa director att he Roach studio, and in 1921 began work on the first entries in the Our Gang series. State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Events and trends Technology Gideon Sundback patents the first modern zipper Harry Brearley invents stainless steel Charles P. Strite invents first pop-up bread toaster Science Einsteins theory of general relativity Max von Laue discovers the diffraction of x-rays by crystals Alfred Wegener puts forward his theory of... Harold Eugene Roach (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer from 1910s to 1980s, born in Elmira, New York. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

The Our Gang series was at its most popular and successful under McGowan's direction; when he became ill in the late-1920s and had to turn over the director's chair to nephew Robert A. McGowan (Anthony Mack) for two years, the series faltered. McGowan was a natural with kids, and knew how to explain scnees and comic business to his young charges to illicit convicing performances out of them. His favorite Our Gang kids were Allen "Farina" Hoskins, Mary Kornman, Matthew "Stymie" Beard, and George "Spanky" McFarland, whom McGowan declared a "natural". McGowan's daughter Jerry was an actress and dancer herself; she would often sit in on Our Gang story meetings and appears onscreen in Shivering Shakespeare (1930), directed by her cousin Anthony Mack. Sometimes referred to as the Roaring Twenties or the Jazz Age. ... This article is about the domestic group. ... Robert Anthony McGowan (May 22, 1901 - June 20, 1955) was an American screenwriter amd film director, best known as a junior director for the Our Gang short subjects film series from 1926 to 1930, and as the co-writer of the series during the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer period from 1938... Allen Clayton Hoskins (August 9, 1920 - July 26, 1980) was an African-American child actor, most famous for portraying the character of Farina in the Our Gang short films from 1922 to 1931. ... Mary Kornman (December 27, 1915 - June 1, 1973) was an American child actress who was the leading female star of the Our Gang series during the Pathé silent era. ... Matthew Beard, Jr. ... George Robert Phillips McFarland (October 2, 1928 - June 30, 1993) was an American actor most famous for his childhood role as Spanky in the depression era childrens comedy movie series Our Gang, also known as the Little Rascals. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

McGowan left Our Gang in 1933, after no longer able to bear the strain of dealing with stage mothers and the other hassles of directing child stars. He moved over to Paramount, returning for one last Our Gang short (Divot Diggers) in 1936 , and retired from directing in the 1940s. He died in Santa Monica, California on January 27, 1955 at the age of 72. 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paramount can refer to: Paramount, California - a city in Los Angeles County Paramount Pictures - a motion picture company Paramount Records - a record label United Paramount Network (UPN), a television network in the United States, owned by Viacom Inc. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Events and trends Technology First nuclear bomb First cruise missile, the V1 flying bomb and the first ballistic missile, the... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• Robert F. McGowan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569697/) at the Internet Movie Database