Robert Maxwell (producer)
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Robert Maxwell Joffe was an American
radio and television producer
, screenwriter
, and entertainment executive. He was one of the producers (and writer and director) of The Adventures of Superman radio show, and was a producer of several TV series including the early episodes of both Adventures of Superman
(1951–1954) and Lassie
(1954–1957; executive producer 1957-1958).
He also wrote episodes of the Superman radio and TV series as Richard Fielding (a pseudonym that he shared with fellow producers Whitney Ellsworth
and, his then-wife, Jessica Fielding Maxwell).
United States
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radio and television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, and entertainment executive. He was one of the producers (and writer and director) of The Adventures of Superman radio show, and was a producer of several TV series including the early episodes of both Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Adventures of Superman is an American television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The show is the first television series to feature Superman and began filming in 1951 in California...
(1951–1954) and Lassie
Lassie (1954 TV series)
Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie named Lassie and her companions, human and animal. The show was the creation of producer Robert Maxwell and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax and was televised from September 12, 1954, to March 24, 1973...
(1954–1957; executive producer 1957-1958).
He also wrote episodes of the Superman radio and TV series as Richard Fielding (a pseudonym that he shared with fellow producers Whitney Ellsworth
Whitney Ellsworth
Fredric Whitney Ellsworth was an American comic book editor, and sometime writer and artist for DC Comics during the period known to historians and fans as the Golden Age of Comic Books...
and, his then-wife, Jessica Fielding Maxwell).