Robert Sparr (September 10, 1915 – August 28, 1969) was an American screenwriter, television director, and film director.
He died as a result of a plane crash in Colorado while scouting filming locations for the 1970 film Barquero with fellow Star Trek crew member, cameraman Gerald Finnerman.
The pilot was also killed but Finnerman survived.
[1][2][3] The plane crash prompted a drawn-out legal battle involving Sparr's son for a wrongful death suit, which went to the United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
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