Robert Lynn (director)

Robert Lynn
Lynn in 1957
Born	(1918-07-09)9 July 1918 Fulham, London, England
Died	15 January 1982(1982-01-15) (aged 63) London, England
Other names	Robert Bryce Lynn
Occupation(s)	Film director Film producer
Years active	1947–1982
Parent	Ralph Lynn (father)

Robert Lynn (9 July 1918 – 15 January 1982)[1] was a British film and TV director.[2] His TV work includes Interpol Calling, Armchair Theatre and Captain Scarlet.[3][4][5]

He also produced the classic children's film The Railway Children (1970).[6]

He was the son of actor Ralph Lynn.

Selected filmography

• Information Received (1961)
• Two Letter Alibi (1962)
• Postman's Knock (1962)
• Dr. Crippen (1962, released 1963)
• Victim Five (1964)
• Coast of Skeletons (1964)
• Mozambique (1965)
• Change Partners (1965)
• Sandy the Seal (1965, released 1969)
• Eve (1968)

References

1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
2. "Robert Lynn". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
3. Dave Mann (2014). Harry Alan Towers: The Transnational Career of a Cinematic Contrarian. McFarland. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7864-7982-5.
4. "Robert Lynn (II)". TV.com. CBS Interactive.
5. "Captain Scarlet". gerryanderson.co.uk.
6. Anna Tims. "How we made: The Railway Children". The Guardian.

External links

• Robert Lynn at IMDb
• Robert Lynn at the TCM Movie Database