Robert E. Short obit

Former Procter & Gamble Executive Robert E. Short Dies at 95

 

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Robert E. Short, former Procter & Gamble Productions executive and grandfather of Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, died on July 25 in Sarasota, Fla. He was 95.

During his 34-year tenure at P&G, the production company developed shows such as “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “The Rifleman,” “The Rebel” and “Car 54 Where Are You?” Short’s contributions to daytime television include “Search For Tomorrow,” “Guiding Light,” “As The World Turns,” “The Edge of Night” and “Another World.” He was awarded an Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement for distinguished service to television in 1983.

Born in Cincinnati, Short served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps Photographic Service during WWII in European and Pacific theaters. He joined P&G after graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University in 1949.

Besides Feige, Short is survived by his wife Linda; his children Maralyn, David and Austin; his grandchildren Lauren, Alan, Robin, Tommy, Andrew and Jen; and his great-grandchildren Ella, Erik, Ali and Leyla.

 

Production Manager

As the World Turns (1956)

As the World Turns

6.2

TV Series

executive in charge of production

1982–1983

524 episodes

 

Sharon Gabet and Larkin Malloy in The Edge of Night (1956)

The Edge of Night

7.8

TV Series

executive in charge of production

1970–1982

1052 episodes

 

Guiding Light (1952)

Guiding Light

6.5

TV Series

executive in charge of production: Procter & Gamble Productions

executive in charge of production

1976–1982

506 episodes

 

Texas (1980)

Texas

7.3

TV Series

executive in charge of production: Proctor & Gamble Productions

1980–1982

 

Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Lee Godart, Louan Gideon, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)

Search for Tomorrow

7.0

TV Series

executive in charge of production

1977

258 episodes

 

Joel Crothers in Somerset (1970)

Somerset

7.5

TV Series

executive in charge of production (uncredited)

1970–1976

1635 episodes

 

Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)

The Dick Van Dyke Show

8.4

TV Series

executive in charge of production

1961–1966

158 episodes

 

Another World (1964)

Another World

7.0

TV Series

executive in charge of production: Proctor & Gamble Productions (1964-1982)

1964–1999

 

Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)

Car 54, Where Are You?

7.7

TV Series

executive in charge of production

1961–1963

60 episodes

 

The only authorized DVD edition of all episodes in  Season One.

The Rifleman

8.3

TV Series

executive in charge of production

1958–1963

168 episodes

 

Nick Adams in The Rebel (1959)

The Rebel

7.8

TV Series

executive in charge of production

1959–1961

76 episodes

 

From These Roots (1958)

From These Roots

6.8

TV Series

executive in charge of production: Proctor & Gamble Productions

1958–1961