Robert Thornby

{{short description|American film director}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Robert Thornby

| image = Robert Thornby - Mar 1920 EH.jpg

| caption = From a 1920 magazine

| birth_date = {{birth date|1888|3|27}}

| birth_place = New York, New York, US

| death_date = {{death date and age|1953|3|6|1888|3|27}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, US

| yearsactive = 1911–1930

| occupation = Film director

}}

Robert Thornby (March 27, 1888 – March 6, 1953) was an American director and actor of the silent era.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f5d50ba |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122083545/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f5d50ba |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2018 |title=Robert Thornby |work=BFI |access-date=January 21, 2018}} He directed 75 films between 1913 and 1927. He also appeared in 48 films between 1911 and 1930. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.

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