Robert Florey

Robert Florey

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Paris, France
September 14, 1900

Biography

Robert Florey (14 September 1900 – 16 May 1979) was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor. Born as Robert Fuchs in Paris, he became an orphan at an early age and was then raised in Switzerland. In 1920 he worked at first as a film journalist, then as an assistant and extra in featurettes from Louis Feuillade. Florey moved to the United States in 1921.

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Robert Florey 1
Robert Florey 2

Representative Works

Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
7.7
/ English
The Cocoanuts
The Cocoanuts
6.5
/ English
Outcast
Outcast
8.0
/ English
The Crooked Way
The Crooked Way
6.2
/ English
Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial
7.0
/ English
Outpost in Morocco
Outpost in Morocco
5.3
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Bride of Frankenstein
1935Winner

Best Writing

Bride of Frankenstein

Monsieur Verdoux
1947Winner

Best Director

Monsieur Verdoux

The Cocoanuts
1929Nominee

Best Director

The Cocoanuts

Career Highlights

Adventures of Don Juan
1948Highlight

Best Writing

Adventures of Don Juan

Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932Highlight

Best Director

Murders in the Rue Morgue