Robert George Myhrum[1]
1927 - 1999 (72 years)-
Name Robert George Myhrum [2, 3] Birth 1 Apr 1927 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA 
[2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Gender Male Census 1930 River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA [2] Residence 1935 River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA [8] - 922 Monroe Avenue
Census 1940 River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA [8] - 922 Monroe Avenue
Residence Apr 1945 River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA [9] - 922 Monroe Avenue
Residence 1955 New York, New York County, New York, USA [1] Residence 1999 Peru, Bennington County, Vermont, USA [6] Cause of Death Heart attack [7] Education Harvard Univeristy (1949), Yale University (MFA) [6, 7, 9, 10, 11] Occupation Television director [6] Death 2 Apr 1999 Boca Grande, Lee County, Florida, USA [6, 7] Person ID I5082 Mohr-Whalen Last Modified 10 May 2020
Father Arthur Myhrum
b. 7 Jun 1887, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
d. 13 Jul 1955, River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 68 years) Mother Elizabeth Edna Kummerow
b. 9 Mar 1888, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
d. 23 Oct 1945, River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 57 years) Family ID F407 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Barbara Bentley
b. Abt 1928, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
d. 9 Jun 2016, Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA (Age 88 years) Marriage 18 Jun 1949 Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA [3, 6, 10, 12, 13] - Church of the Holy Spirit
Children > 1. Barnaby Myhrum > 2. P. Myhrum > 3. P.W. Myhrum > 4. C.B. Myhrum Family ID F3494 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Sep 2018
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Birth - 1 Apr 1927 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA 
Census - 1930 - River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1935 - River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1940 - River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA Residence - Apr 1945 - River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA 
Marriage - 18 Jun 1949 - Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA 
Residence - 1955 - New York, New York County, New York, USA 
Residence - 1999 - Peru, Bennington County, Vermont, USA 
Death - 2 Apr 1999 - Boca Grande, Lee County, Florida, USA Pin Legend 
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Notes - Worked in television. Started as a mail clerk at CBS and worked his way up to director. Worked on “Captain Kangaroo” in the early 1950s and earned an Emmy for directing “Sesame Street.” Later worked on soap operas, including “Flames in the Wind,” “The Doctors,” “As the World Turns,” “Secret Storm,” “Days of Our Lives,” “A Time for Us,” and “Ryan’s Hope.”
Had homes in Peru, Vermont, Boca Grande, Florida, and Manhattan. [6, 7]
- Worked in television. Started as a mail clerk at CBS and worked his way up to director. Worked on “Captain Kangaroo” in the early 1950s and earned an Emmy for directing “Sesame Street.” Later worked on soap operas, including “Flames in the Wind,” “The Doctors,” “As the World Turns,” “Secret Storm,” “Days of Our Lives,” “A Time for Us,” and “Ryan’s Hope.”
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Sources - [S1049] Obituary of Arthur Myhrum.
- [S1065] 1930 US Census - Household of Arthur Myhrum.
- [S4256] Obituary of Barbara Bentley Myhrum.
- [S449] Ancestry.com (Cook County Clerk’s Office), Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935.
- [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index.
- [S1806] Obituary of Robert Myhrum.
- [S1807] Obituary of Robert Myhrum.
- [S4896] 1940 US Census - Household of Arthur Myhrum.
- [S6616] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWII Draft Registration Card of Robert George Myhrum.
- [S4257] Marriage Announcement of Robert Myhrum and Barbara Bentley.
- [S4258] Engagement Announcement of Robert Myhrum and Barbara Bentley.
- [S1805] username echohermes, Wrenn Miller Family Tree.
- [S4259] Marriage Announcement of Robert Myhrum and Barbara Bentley.
- [S1049] Obituary of Arthur Myhrum.