Biography
Robert Joseph Thomas (January 26, 1922 β March 14, 2014) was an American film industry biographer and reporter who worked for the Associated Press from 1944 to 2010.
As of 2014, he was twice listed in the Guinness World Records, for the longest career as a reporter, and for the most consecutive Academy Awards shows covered by an entertainment reporter. Thomas was born in San Diego, California in 1922. He grew up in Los Angeles, where his father worked as a publicist for Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, and Columbia Pictures.Thomas first joined the Associated Press in Los Angeles in 1943, where he aspired to be a war correspondent. However, he was assigned as a correspondent in Fresno, California, where he stayed for more than a year before quitting. He returned to the Los Angeles bureau in 1944 and was appointed as their entertainment reporter. He was also told to use the name "Bob Thomas" as his birth name was thought to be too formal. During his career at the AP, Thomas authored at least 30 books, most of them biographies of prominent film industry personalities, including Irving G. Thalberg, Joan Crawford, Marlon Brando, and Walt Disney.
Filmography
all 16
Movies 13
self 13
TV Shows 3
Writer 3
Stalag 17: From Reality to Screen (2006)
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born (2005)
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale (2005)
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005)
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (2003)
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)
Mysteries and Scandals (1998)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line (1997)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995)
A Century of Cinema (1994)
Bud and Lou (1978)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Marry Me Again (1953)
The Amazing Howard Hughes
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GenderMale
Birthday1922-01-26
Deathday2014-03-14 (92 years old)
Birth PlaceSan Diego, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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