[1] [2] When Pearson was 12 years old, he left his hometown of Concordia, Kansas, on a three-year trek to California to get into show business.
[1] In 1950, Pearson got his first big break when he met Norman Rice, who was hosting the weekly CBS radio show, This Is Our America.
Pearson also served as official videographer for stars receiving the Golden Palm Awards, including Mickey Rooney, James Earl Jones, and Robert Stack.
The movie, The Devil and LeRoy Bassett starring Don Epperson, premiered at the Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia, Kansas, where Robert previously had lived.
He now lives in Clay Center, Kansas, and paints oils and acrylics nearly every day and regularly exhibits his work in regional galleries.