Biography
Robert L. Welch was an American film producer and writer. Born in Chicago in 1910, he worked primarily for Paramount Pictures in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
He produced a series of comedies starring Bob Hope, including The Paleface (1948), Sorrowful Jones (1949), Top o' the Morning (1949), Fancy Pants (1950), Mr. Music (1950), The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) and Son of Paleface (1952). He also received a writing credit on Variety Girl (1947) and co-wrote the screenplay for Son of Paleface.
Welch later produced episodes of television series such as The Thin Man and The NBC Comedy Hour. He died in Los Angeles in 1964.
