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Line 1: {{short description\|American film producer}} '''Robert M. "Bobby" Roberts''' (May 9, 1929 – October 10, 2004) was a musician, producer, record executive and Hollywood film producer. In 1964, Roberts co-founded Dunhill Productions, which became [[Dunhill Records]] the following year. Roberts also managed performers such as [[The Mamas & the Papas]], [[Richard Pryor]], [[Mort Sahl]], [[Cass Elliot]], [[Paul Anka]], [[Ann-Margret]], [[Johnny Rivers]] and many others.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bobby+Roberts+Joins+the+WENR+Board+of+Directors+as+Chairman.-a0106295307 "Bobby Ross Joins the WENR Board of Directors as Chairman"]</ref> Roberts formed [[Mums Records]] with Hal Landers and Don Altfeld in 1972.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jCgEAAAAMBAJ~~&pg=PA3~~&dq=mums+records+roberts+lander&hlpg=~~en&sa=X&ei=MGRuT_rJJIKTtwf_06WvBg&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false~~PA3 "Columbia to Release Mums Products", Billboard March 18. 1972]</ref> The label, which was distributed by [[Columbia Records]], had several notable releases, including [[Albert Hammond]]'s hit single "[[It Never Rains in Southern California]]", and the album [[Slow Flux]] by [[Steppenwolf (band)\|Steppenwolf]].<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/label/Mums+Records Mums Records Discography at Discogs.com]</ref> == Works == [[~~IMDB.com~~IMDb]] credits Roberts as serving as producer or executive producer of nine TV or film productions.<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0730883/ \| title = Bobby Roberts (II) Filmography Line 12 ⟶ 14: \| accessdate = 2011-11-05 }}</ref> ===Film=== {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" Line 57 ⟶ 60: [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2004 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century American businesspeople]] [[Category:American film producers]] [[Category:American music industry executives]]