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| Mostly Credited As: | Robert Sterling |
| Birth Name: | William Sterling Hart |
| Date Of Birth: | November 13, 1917 (Age 88) |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | New Castle, Pennsylvania |
| Date Of Death: | May 30, 2006 |
| Cause Of Death: | Natural Causes (Brentwood, California) |
| Height: | 6' 1" (1.85 m) |
| Spouse |
| Anne Jeffreys |
1951 - May/30/2006 |
(his death) (3 children) |
| Ann Sothern |
May/23/1943 - Mar/08/1949 |
(divorced) (1 child) |
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Born William Sterling Hart in 1917, he was the son of a professional ballplayer. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, then worked as a clothing salesman before deciding to give acting a try. He certainly had the requisite good looks as Columbia signed this dark-haired, extraordinary-looking specimen in 1939 straight out of college. Billed as Robert Sterling as not to confuse anyone with the silent screen legend William S. Hart, he was groomed in two-reeled shorts and bit parts in minor features but nothing much happened. In 1941, MGM took him on as a possible replacement for another gorgeous Robert - Robert Taylor - who was about to join the Navy. Sterling met and married actress Ann Sothern at around this time and had a daughter, Tisha Sterling, who later came Robert's film career lost major momentum with bland second leads in such action drama as Bunco Squad (1950) and Column South (1953). Divorced from Ms. Sothern in 1949, he was introduced to actress Anne Jeffreys while performing in a Broadway show, "The Grameroy Ghost," down the street from her show. They wed in 1951 and produced three sons. Robert and Anne (who was also having a down time in films) decided to revive their faltering careers with a club act. Not only was their pairing a success, it led directly to their starring roles in the classic "Topper" (1953) series on TV. As wry, debonair ghost George Kirby, he and Anne (playing his equally spirited wife Marion) became household names engaging audiences week after week with their delightfully capricious antics and disappearing acts. Robert and Anne continued to perform together on stage and even attempted another sitcom "Love That Jill" (1958) which lasted only a few months. After another failed series "Ichabod and Me" (1961), which was a solo effort, and a couple of pedestrian parts in the movies Return to Peyton Place (1961) (as Dr. Michael Rossi) (1961), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) and A Global Affair (1964), Robert slacked off, retiring altogether in the 1970s. He entered into what would become a lucrative computer business, and has since kept a decidedly low profile, prompting many fans to think that the ever-busy Anne Jeffreys has been a widow for years! In truth, they guested together in the 80s in episodes of "Hotel" and "Murder, She Wrote".
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Born William Sterling Hart in 1917, he was the son of a professional ballplayer. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, then worked as a clothing salesman before deciding to give acting a try. He certainly had the requisite good looks as Columbia signed this dark-haired, extraordinary-looking specimen in 1939 straight out of college. Billed as Robert Sterling as not to confuse anyone with the silent screen legend William S. Hart, he was groomed in two-reeled shorts and bit parts in minor features but nothing much happened. In 1941, MGM took him on as a possible replacement for another gorgeous Robert - Robert Taylor - who was about to join the Navy. Sterling met and married actress Ann Sothern at around this time and had a daughter, Tisha Sterling, who later came Robert's film career lost major momentum with bland second leads in such action drama as Bunco Squad (1950) and Column South (1953). Divorced from Ms. Sothern in 1949, he was introduced to actress Anne
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