Robert C. Schuler
Robert Charles Schuler | |
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Born | April 30, 1917 Winona, Minnesota, United States |
Died | December 25, 2007 New York, United States |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Advertising & public relations executive; producer; writer |
Spouse | Patrice Munsel |
Robert Charles Schuler (April 30, 1917 โ December 25, 2007) was an American advertising and public-relations executive, television producer and writer. He is best known for creating and producing the ABC-TV primetime variety series The Patrice Munsel Show. Schuler was married to Munsel for more than five decades.[1]
Biography
Born in Winona, Minnesota, Schuler studied at St. Mary's College, the University of Minnesota and Northwestern University. He was an active member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Schuler also studied acting at Max Reinhardt's School of the Theatre in Hollywood and with Lee Strasberg at the American Theatre Wing.[2]
Schuler first worked as an advertising copy writer for
Schuler eventually gave up his acting career and took a position as Assistant Advertising Manager at
In 1952 Schuler married renowned opera singer
For a number of years, Schuler and Munsel lived in Flower Hill, New York.[3]
Schuler died on Christmas Day 2007 at his home in the Adirondack Mountains in New York.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Obituaries: MLegendary Russian mezzo Zara Dolukhanova dies at eighty-nine; critic Alan Wagner; P.R. wizard Danny Newman; musicologist H. Wiley Hitchcock; producer Robert Schuler". Opera News. Vol. 72, no. 9. March 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Patrice Munsel (January 1, 2008). "Deaths: SCHULER, ROBERT CHARLES". The New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
- ^ "Bracelets Vanish; Actress at a Loss". Newsday. August 11, 1969. p. 23 – via ProQuest.