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Robert Mitchell was an American organist and choir director whose career spanned 85 years, from 1924 to 2009. He was one of the last original silent film accompanists, having accompanied films from 1924 to 1928. Mitchell revived the art from 1992 until his death in 2009, usually to wild acclaim. During the 1930s, he organized the Robert Mitchell Boys Choir, who were cast in many films from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Birth Name
Robert Bostwick Mitchell
Born
Saturday, 12 October 1912
Died
Saturday, 04 July 2009
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Palace of Silents | Himself | 2010 |
| Mary Pickford: A Life on Film | Self - Silent Cinema Organist | 1999 |
| Life & Times | Self | 1998 |
| All Night Long | Boys Choir Leader | 1981 |
| Johnny Rocco | Choir Leader | 1958 |
| The Jolson Story | Choir Conductor | 1946 |
| Bells of Rosarita | Boys' Choir Director | 1945 |
| Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Leader, Robert Mitchell Boy Choir | 1943 |
| Forty Boys and a Song | Self | 1941 |
| Blondie in Society | Ensemble Conductor | 1941 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Palace of Silents | Himself | 2010 |
| Mary Pickford: A Life on Film | Self - Silent Cinema Organist | 1999 |
| Life & Times | Self | 1998 |
| All Night Long | Boys Choir Leader | 1981 |
| Johnny Rocco | Choir Leader | 1958 |
| The Jolson Story | Choir Conductor | 1946 |
| Bells of Rosarita | Boys' Choir Director | 1945 |
| Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Leader, Robert Mitchell Boy Choir | 1943 |
| Forty Boys and a Song | Self | 1941 |
| Blondie in Society | Ensemble Conductor | 1941 |
| College Swing | Boys Choir Leader | 1938 |
| The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Choir Director | 1938 |
