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Robert Fitzgerald Williams 1906 - 1987

Robert Fitzgerald Williams of Tiburon, Marin County, California United States was born on September 10, 1906 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, IN. He married Susan Jean Williams on July 2, 1936 and they later divorced. They had a child Todd Williams. He married Laura McLaurin Williams circa 1951 in Chicago, Cook County, IL, and they were married until Robert's death on October 18, 1987 in Tiburon, Marin County, CA. They had a child Robin McLaurin Williams.

Robert Fitzgerald Williams

Tiburon, Marin County, California United States

September 10, 1906

Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States

October 18, 1987

Tiburon, Marin County, California, United States

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1906

Birthday

September 10, 1906

Birthdate

Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana United States

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Professional Career

Robert was a regional sales manager of Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury division.
Personal Life & Family

Robert Fitzgerald Williams was born to Robert Ross Williams (1870 - 1932) and Ellanora E. "Nellie" Fitzgerald (1877 - 1945) on September 10th, 1906 in Evansville, Indiana and he had three siblings: one sister, Helen (1902 - 1902) and two brothers, a brother who died in infancy in 1904 and a brother, Gordon, (1904 - 1987). Robert F. Williams married Susan Jean Williams (1915 - 1979) on July 16th, 1936 and they had one son, Todd Williams (1938 - 2007). On his World War II draft card, Robert described himself as being married to Susan and as five feet eleven and 3/4 inches tall. He weighed 188 pounds, had brown eyes, brown hair, and a "ruddy" complexion. He also wore glasses. Robert then married Laura McLaurin Smith (1922 - 2001) on June 3rd, 1949 in Omaha, Nebraska. They were married until Robert died and he was survived by two sons, comedian/actor Robin McLaurin Williams and Todd Williams. See Robert Fitzgerald Williams: Obituary.
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1987

Death

October 18, 1987

Death date

Pneumonia

Cause of death

Tiburon, Marin County, California United States
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Obituary

ROBERT F WILLIAMS TIBURON - Robert Fitzgerald Williams, the father of comedian Robin Williams, died Sunday at his home after a long illness, his family said. He was 81. The Evansville, Indiana native moved to Tiburon from suburban Detroit in 1968 after retiring as regional sales manger of Ford Motor Co.'s Lincoln -Mercury division. Services for Mr. Williams, described as a great lover of the sea, sailing and boats, will be conducted by the Neptune Society, a family spokesman said. He is also survived by his wife, Laurie, another son, Todd, of Healdsburg, and by grandson Zachary Pymm Williams of San Francisco. - The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California) Monday, October 19th, 1987 on page 18.

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Robert Fitzgerald Williams lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.

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In 1906, in the year that Robert Fitzgerald Williams was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."

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In 1926, Robert was 20 years old when on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).

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