death_place death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
los angeles , california 28 november 1944 new york 13 february 1889 1914-1937 robert a. dillon
 robert a. dillon screenwriter film director
robert a. dillon

robert a. dillon -lrb- february 13 , 1889 -- november 28 , 1944 -rrb- was an american screenwriter and film director of the silent era .
he wrote for 81 films between 1914 and 1937 .
he also directed eight films between 1916 and 1927 .
dillon was born in new york , was a brother of director john francis dillon , and died in los angeles , california .
