About Tod Robbins
Lived 1888 – 1949 (aged 60). Tod Robbins was an American screenwriter, novelist, short story writer and writer.
Clarence Aaron Robbins (25 June 1888 – May 10, 1949), and Robert W. Chambers. Robbins's Mysterious Martin is an early novel about a serial killer.
E. F. Bleiler described Robbins' Who Wants a Green Bottle? as "excellent commercial fiction, with good little touches".
Emigration Robbins emigrated to the French Riviera from New York City and refused to leave during the Nazi occupation of France. He spent the war in a concentration camp and died in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat in 1949.
Marriages Edith Norman Hyde (July 15, 1909 - June 4, 1914; divorced); 2 children Lillian Ames Chatman (December 3, 1914 - 1922; divorced) Ethel Brown (? - May 1928; divorced) Janet Lancey (1929 - 1933; divorced) Naomi Kathleen "Mollie" Adamson (January 16, 1934 - May 10, 1949; his death)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Tod Robbins?
American writer (1888–1949)
When was Tod Robbins born?
Tod Robbins was born on 25 June 1888 in Brooklyn.
When did Tod Robbins die?
Tod Robbins died on 10 May 1949 in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
What was Tod Robbins's occupation?
Tod Robbins was a screenwriter, novelist, short story writer and writer.
What nationality was Tod Robbins?
Tod Robbins was American.
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