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Robert Quigley
Spry Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Roberto O'Quigley was a director, writer, and screenwriter. Born in Spry Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, he moved to the United States with his family at the age of five and later settl…
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Roberto O'Quigley was a director, writer, and screenwriter. Born in Spry Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, he moved to the United States with his family at the age of five and later settled in Los Angeles, California. He began his career in Hollywood under the names Bob or Bobby Quigley, writing screenplays for western films. While working as a magazine journalist, he met Mexican actor Emilio Fernández, who invited him to work in Mexico. There, O'Quigley adapted the screenplay for the 1934 film Janitzio and adopted the name Roberto O'Quigley, which he continued to use throughout his career in Mexican cinema.
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1984
Last Video and Testament
Movie Writer
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1950
Rosauro Castro
Movie Writer
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1949
Ángeles de arrabal
Movie Adaptation
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1948
El cuarto mandamiento
Movie Writer
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1944
Sota, caballo y rey
Movie Director
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1943
Espionaje en el golfo
Movie Story
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1942
I'm a Real Mexican
Movie Adaptation
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1940
Madre a la fuerza
Movie Director
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1939
Luces de barriada
Movie Director
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1938
Padre de más de cuatro
Movie Director
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1937
Ave sin rumbo
Movie Director
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1936
Beautiful Sky
Movie Director
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1935
Janitzio
Movie Writer
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1933
Gun Justice
Movie Screenplay
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1933
Before Midnight
Movie Screenplay
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1933
Rusty Rides Alone
Movie Screenplay
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1933
Man Of Action
Movie Adaptation
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1932
Fighting for Justice
Movie Adaptation
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1931
Near the Trail's End
Movie Story
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1930
The Land of Missing Men
Movie Writer
