John S. Robertson

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John S. Robertson
Photo of Robertson from Photoplay (October 1921)
Born	(1878-06-14)14 June 1878 London, Ontario, Canada
Died	5 October 1964(1964-10-05) (aged 86) Escondido, California, U.S.[1]
Occupation	Film director

John Stuart Robertson (14 June 1878 – 5 November 1964) was a Canadian born actor and later film director perhaps best known for his 1920 screen adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring John Barrymore.

Biography[]

Robertson was born in London, Ontario. He broke into filmmaking in 1915 with Vitagraph, then with Famous Players-Lasky, making 57 features in his career. Robertson left film in 1935, amid the increasing prevalence of sound pictures.^{[citation needed]}

He was married to screenwriter Josephine Lovett. He died in California, aged 86.^{[citation needed]}

The Byrds song "Old John Robertson" is about Robertson.^[2]

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