Robert R. Parrish (January 4, 1916 â€" December 4, 1995) was an
American film director, editor, writer, and child actor. He received
an Academy Award for Film Editing for his contribution to Body and
Soul (1947).Born in Columbus, Georgia, Parrish was the son of factory
cashier Gordon R. Parrish and actress Laura R. Parrish. The Parrish
siblings, including Beverly and Helen, entered into acting in the
1920s when the family moved to Los Angeles.Parrish made his debut film
appearance in the Our Gang short Olympic Games (1927). He then
appeared in the classic Sunrise (1927); Yale vs. Harvard (1928),
another Our Gang short; Mother Machree (1928) and Four Sons (1928)
from John Ford; Speedy (1928) with Harold Lloyd; Riley the Cop (1928)
for Ford; The Iron Mask (1929) with Douglas Fairbanks; The Divine Lady
(1929); The Racketeer (1929); Anna Christie (1930) with Greta Garbo;
the anti-war film All Quiet on the Western Front (1930); The Big Trail
(1930) with John Wayne; Up the River (1930) for Ford; The Right to
Love (1930) with Ruth Chatterton; Charles Chaplin's City Lights
(1931); Scandal Sheet (1931); I Take This Woman (1931); Forbidden
(1932) for Frank Capra; The Miracle Man (1932); and Scandal for Sale
(1932).Parrish was in This Day and Age (1932) for Cecil B. de Mille;
Doctor Bull (1933), Judge Priest (1934), The Whole Town's Talking
(1935), and The Informer (1935) for Ford; The Crusades (1935) for de
Mille; Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) and The Prisoner of Shark
Island (1936) for Ford; Shipmates Forever (1936); One in a Million
(1936) and Thin Ice (1937) with Sonia Henie; History Is Made at Night
(1937) for Frank Borzage; It Could Happen to You! (1937); Thrill of a
Lifetime (1938); Having Wonderful Time (1938); Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
(1938); and Dramatic School (1938).
American film director, editor, writer, and child actor. He received
an Academy Award for Film Editing for his contribution to Body and
Soul (1947).Born in Columbus, Georgia, Parrish was the son of factory
cashier Gordon R. Parrish and actress Laura R. Parrish. The Parrish
siblings, including Beverly and Helen, entered into acting in the
1920s when the family moved to Los Angeles.Parrish made his debut film
appearance in the Our Gang short Olympic Games (1927). He then
appeared in the classic Sunrise (1927); Yale vs. Harvard (1928),
another Our Gang short; Mother Machree (1928) and Four Sons (1928)
from John Ford; Speedy (1928) with Harold Lloyd; Riley the Cop (1928)
for Ford; The Iron Mask (1929) with Douglas Fairbanks; The Divine Lady
(1929); The Racketeer (1929); Anna Christie (1930) with Greta Garbo;
the anti-war film All Quiet on the Western Front (1930); The Big Trail
(1930) with John Wayne; Up the River (1930) for Ford; The Right to
Love (1930) with Ruth Chatterton; Charles Chaplin's City Lights
(1931); Scandal Sheet (1931); I Take This Woman (1931); Forbidden
(1932) for Frank Capra; The Miracle Man (1932); and Scandal for Sale
(1932).Parrish was in This Day and Age (1932) for Cecil B. de Mille;
Doctor Bull (1933), Judge Priest (1934), The Whole Town's Talking
(1935), and The Informer (1935) for Ford; The Crusades (1935) for de
Mille; Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) and The Prisoner of Shark
Island (1936) for Ford; Shipmates Forever (1936); One in a Million
(1936) and Thin Ice (1937) with Sonia Henie; History Is Made at Night
(1937) for Frank Borzage; It Could Happen to You! (1937); Thrill of a
Lifetime (1938); Having Wonderful Time (1938); Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
(1938); and Dramatic School (1938).
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