Robert Sparr
Born
Robert Tyrone Sparr

(1915-09-15)September 15, 1915
DiedAugust 28, 1969(1969-08-28) (aged 53)
Colorado, U.S.
Occupation(s)Television director, film director, editor
Years active1952—1969

Robert Sparr (September 10, 1915 August 28, 1969) was an American screenwriter, television director, and film director. He died as a result of a plane crash in Colorado while scouting filming locations for the 1970 film Barquero with fellow Star Trek crew member, cameraman Gerald Finnerman. The pilot was also killed but Finnerman survived.[1][2][3] The plane crash prompted a drawn-out legal battle involving Sparr's son for a wrongful death suit, which went to the United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.[2]

Selected filmography as a director


References

  1. "NTSB Identification: DEN70A0004". National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "499 F.2d 212: Gerald W. Finnerman et al., Plaintiffs-appellants, v. Harold L. Mccormick, Executor of the Estate of Georgewilliam Mccormick, Deceased, and Sunset Drive Intheatre, a Co-partnership, Defendants-appellees :: US Court of Appeals Cases :: Justia". Law.justia.com. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  3. Robert Sparr - Biography
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