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Robert Presnell Sr.. Writer: Meet John Doe. The much-traveled Robert Presnell spent part of his childhood in Cuba and in the Phillippines. After his family settled in Chicago he attended technical school, and, subsequently, Chicago University.
- January 1, 1
- Lake View, Iowa, USA
- January 1, 1
- Burbank, California, USA
Robert R. Presnell Sr. (1894-1969) was born in Lake View, Iowa, and raised in Cuba, the Philippines, and Chicago. He graduated from Albert C. Lane Technical High School in Chicago and attended the University of Chicago from 1912 to 1914.
Robert Presnell Sr.. Writer: Meet John Doe. The much-traveled Robert Presnell spent part of his childhood in Cuba and in the Phillippines. After his family settled in Chicago he attended technical school, and, subsequently, Chicago University. Graduating in 1914, Robert drifted into journalism.
- April 29, 1894
- February 12, 1969
In a 2004 review film critic Dennis Schwartz gave the film a somewhat positive review, writing, "John Reinhardt economically directs a crisp crime thriller from the screenplay by Robert R. Presnell, Sr. that is based on the short story "He Looked Like Murder" by Cornell Woolrich.
Robert Presnell Sr. is known as an Screenplay, Producer, Writer, Story, Adaptation, Associate Producer, and Dialogue. Some of his work includes Meet John Doe, Perry Mason, The Kennel Murder Case, Second Chance, The Real Glory, The Guilty, Employees' Entrance, and The Lost Squadron.
Robert R. Presnell Sr. was an American screenwriter and producer, active during the 1930s and 1940s. He served in the U.S. Signal Corps as a lieutenant colonel during World War II. Presnell moved to New York in 1950 to work for the United Nations as a film promotion officer.
American screenwriter Robert R. Presnell spent the early-talkie years at Warner Bros., scripting such films as Wild Boys of the Road and The Kennel Murder Case (both 1933). Presnell became a production supervisor and associate producer while at Warners, then graduated to full producer with Universal's Postal Inspector (1936).
