Robert Lopez
Writing
Biography
Robert Lopez's screenwriting career was active from 1939 to 1942. The six short MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series films he is associated with are Forgotten Victory, XXX Medico, Trifles of Importance, The Baron and the Rose, American Spoken Here, and The Magic Alphabet.
Known For
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short takes a look at the origins of North American slang.
American Spoken Here
Highlights a new system that will enable doctors to operate over long distances.
XXX Medico
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short dramatizes how the work of Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman, who searched for a cure for beri-beri on the island of Java in the 1890s, led to the discovery of vitamins.
The Magic Alphabet
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short tells the story of Mark Carleton, a worker for the USDA who travels across the world trying to find wheat that farmers can grow despite various disasters.