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Alan Roberts

1946 – 2016

American film editor and film director

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Lived 1946 – 2016 (aged 69). Alan Roberts was an American film editor, film producer, film director and screenwriter.

Robert Alan Brownell (November 2, 1946 – July 3, 2016), known professionally as Alan Roberts, was an American filmmaker best known for directing low-budget films including Karate Cop and The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood. Roberts began his career as a director. After 1994 most of his work was as an editor. Roberts' Young Lady Chatterly series is "a classical vehicle in the Emmanuelle mode."

In 1983, Roberts designed and produced the adult-themed Atari 2600 game X-Man. The game was controversial and sold poorly.

In 2011, Roberts was involved in production of the film Desert Warriors. The film was substantially altered by others, and released as the anti-Islamic film Innocence of Muslims in 2012.

Selected filmography

As director Save Me (1994) Round Trip to Heaven (1992) Karate Cop (1991) Young Lady Chatterley II (1985) The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980) Young Lady Chatterley (1977) Panorama Blue (1974) The Sexpert (1972) The Zodiac Couples (1970)

As writer The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (story) (1980) The Zodiac Couples (1970)

As producer Street Poet (2010) Zombie Wars (2008) Lost at War (2007) Fighting Words (2007) Burning Man: The Burning Sensation (2002) Role of a Lifetime (2002) The Yellow Bird (short) (2001) Young Lady Chatterley II (1985) Racquet (1979) Young Lady Chatterley (1977) Panorama Blue (1974) Scream Bloody Murder (1973) The Sexpert (1972) The Zodiac Couples (1970)

As editor Zombie Wars (2008) Cielito lindo (2007) Fighting Words (2007) 30 Days (2006) Manhattan Minutiae (2006) Haunted Boat (2005) Dr. Rage (2005) Haunted House (2004) Secret Admirer (short) (2004) Career Suicide (short) (2004) One Man's Junk (short) (2004) Grand Theft Parsons (2003) Lost in the USA (2003) One of Us (short) (2002) Throttle (2002) White Boy (2002) 108 Stitches (2001) The Yellow Bird (short) (2001) Death Game (2001) Forbidden City (2001) Stanley's Gig (2000) Megalomania (short) (2000) The Last American Virgin (short) (2000) Dirt Merchant (uncredited) (1999) Deterrence (1999) 348 (1999) 4 Second Delay (short) (1998) One Plus Two Equals Four (1994)

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Important facts

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Also known as
Robert Alan Brownell

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Alan Roberts's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Alan Roberts?

American film editor and film director (1946–2016)

When was Alan Roberts born?

Alan Roberts was born on 2 November 1946 in United States.

When did Alan Roberts die?

Alan Roberts died on 3 July 2016.

What was Alan Roberts's occupation?

Alan Roberts was a film editor, film producer, film director and screenwriter.

What nationality was Alan Roberts?

Alan Roberts was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alan Roberts

· Wikidata: Q2830578

· DBpedia: Alan Roberts (filmmaker)

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