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<html> <head> <title>Robert Preston</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/675/000079438/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool><br clear="all"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Robert Preston</b></font><p><img src="robert-preston-1-sized.jpg" height=338 width=230 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Robert Preston"><b>AKA</b> Robert Preston Meservey<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/677/000106359/" class=proflink>8-Jun</a>-<a href="/lists/917/000105602/" class=proflink>1918</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> Newton Highlands, MA<br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/964/000106646/" class=proflink>21-Mar</a>-<a href="/lists/497/000106179/" class=proflink>1987</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/611/000069404/" class=proflink>Montecito, CA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> <a href="/lists/357/000069150/" class=proflink>Cancer - Lung</a><br><b>Remains:</b> Cremated (ashes scattered at sea)<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Actor<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>The Music Man</i><p><b>Father:</b> Frank Meservey, Sr.<br><b>Wife:</b> Catherine Craig ("Kay Feltus", actress, m. 9-Nov-1940, until his death)<br><p> High School: <a href="/edu/677/000079440/">Lincoln High School, Los Angeles, CA</a><br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/995/000101692/">Man Against Crime</a> Pat Barnett (1951)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/887/000119530/">Finnegan Begin Again (24-Feb-1985)</a> <br> <a href="/films/838/000036730/">The Last Starfighter (13-Jul-1984)</a> · Centauri<br> <a href="/films/449/000138035/">Rehearsal for Murder (26-May-1982)</a> <br> <a href="/films/198/000036090/">Victor/Victoria (16-Mar-1982)</a> · Carroll Todd<br> <a href="/films/730/000032634/">S. O. B. (1-Jul-1981)</a> <br> <a href="/films/164/000243432/">The Chisholms (29-Mar-1979)</a> <br> <a href="/films/814/000034712/">Semi-Tough (18-Nov-1977)</a> <br> <a href="/films/160/000071944/">Mame (27-Mar-1974)</a> <br> <a href="/films/456/000253694/">Child's Play (12-Dec-1972)</a> <br> <a href="/films/402/000034300/">Junior Bonner (2-Aug-1972)</a> <br> <a href="/films/285/000227601/">All the Way Home (17-Oct-1963)</a> · Jay Follett<br> <a href="/films/422/000220759/">Island of Love (12-Jun-1963)</a> · Steve Blair<br> <a href="/films/375/000034273/">How the West Was Won (1-Nov-1962)</a> · Roger Morgan<br> <a href="/films/983/000037872/">The Music Man (19-Jun-1962)</a> · Harold Hill<br> <a href="/films/918/000067717/">The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (22-Sep-1960)</a> · Rubin Flood<br> <a href="/films/020/000037906/">The Last Frontier (7-Dec-1955)</a> · Col. Frank Marston<br> <a href="/films/071/000257297/">Face to Face (Nov-1952)</a> <br> <a href="/films/501/000264706/">My Outlaw Brother (22-Aug-1951)</a> <br> <a href="/films/095/000253333/">Best of the Badmen (9-Aug-1951)</a> · Matthew Fowler<br> <a href="/films/655/000167154/">When I Grow Up (20-Apr-1951)</a> <br> <a href="/films/018/000269208/">Cloudburst (1951)</a> · John<br> <a href="/films/227/000062041/">The Sundowners (4-May-1950)</a> <br> <a href="/films/843/000089576/">Tulsa (26-May-1949)</a> · Brad Brady<br> <a href="/films/100/000219440/">The Lady Gambles (20-May-1949)</a> <br> <a href="/films/062/000140639/">Whispering Smith (9-Dec-1948)</a> · Murray Sinclair<br> <a href="/films/235/000033136/">Blood on the Moon (9-Nov-1948)</a> · Tate Riling<br> <a href="/films/137/000213495/">Big City (25-Mar-1948)</a> · Rev. Philip Y. Andrews<br> <a href="/films/928/000261145/">Variety Girl (29-Aug-1947)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/087/000223415/">The Macomber Affair (20-Apr-1947)</a> · Francis Macomber<br> <a href="/films/789/000392610/">Night Plane from Chungking (31-May-1943)</a> <br> <a href="/films/878/000079641/">Wake Island (11-Aug-1942)</a> · Pvt. Joe Doyle<br> <a href="/films/678/000035573/">This Gun For Hire (13-May-1942)</a> · Michael Crane<br> <a href="/films/438/000038324/">Reap the Wild Wind (19-Mar-1942)</a> · Dan Cutler<br> <a href="/films/832/000391656/">Pacific Blackout (31-Dec-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/772/000264977/">Night of January 16th (28-Nov-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/682/000264887/">New York Town (31-Oct-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/444/000279604/">Parachute Battalion (14-Aug-1941)</a> · Donald Morse<br> <a href="/films/120/000075892/">North West Mounted Police (21-Oct-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/242/000224567/">Typhoon (17-May-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/090/000032991/">Beau Geste (2-Aug-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/018/000037904/">Union Pacific (27-Apr-1939)</a> · Dick Allen<br> <a href="/films/521/000261735/">King of Alcatraz (30-Sep-1938)</a> <br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=79438"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=79438">Robert Preston</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=79438" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>