Robert Sparr

Film director

1915 – 1969

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Who was Robert Sparr?

Robert Sparr was an American screenwriter, television director and film director. He died in a plane crash in Colorado while scouting filming locations with fellow Star Trek crew member, cameraman Gerald Finnerman. The pilot was also killed but Finnerman survived. 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.

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Born
Sep 15, 1915
Wilkes-Barre
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Aug 28, 1969
Colorado

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on July 23, 2013

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