Robert Maxwell | |
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Born |
Robert Maxwell Joffe January 31, 1908 Brooklyn, New York |
Died | February 3, 1971 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
(aged 63)
Other names | Robert Joffe Maxwell Robert J. Maxwell Robert Maxwell Bob Maxwell Richard Fielding |
Occupation | Radio and television producer, screenwriter |
Spouse(s) | Jessica Fielding Maxwell Dusty Bruce Maxwell Barbara Maxwell |
Robert Maxwell Joffe (January 31, 1908 – February 3, 1971) was an American radio and television producer, screenwriter, and entertainment executive. He was one of the producers (and a writer and director) of The Adventures of Superman radio show and a producer of several TV series, including the early episodes of both Adventures of Superman (1951–1954) and Lassie (1954–1957; executive producer 1957-1958).
He also wrote episodes of the Superman radio and TV series as Richard Fielding (a pseudonym that he shared with fellow producers Whitney Ellsworth and Maxwell's then wife, Jessica Fielding Maxwell).