Robert Hilborn Falls

Falls, Robert [Arthur] (b. 1954), director and manager. One of the most respected artists on the Chicago theatre scene, Falls was born in Springfield, Illinois, and educated at the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign. He was artistic director of the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in the late 1970s and took over management of the Goodman Theatre in 1986, directing dozens of plays, usually American classics. Falls's productions that played in New York include Standing on My Knees (1982), The Rose Tattoo (1995), The Night of the Iguana (1996), The Young Man from Atlanta (1997), Death of a Salesman (1999), Aida (2000), and Long Day's Journey into Night (2003).

Robert Hilborn Falls
April 29, 1924 (1924-04-29) (age 85)
Place of birth	Welland, Ontario
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	RCAF; Canadian Forces Maritime Command-Canadian Forces
Years of service	1942-1980
Rank	Admiral
Battles/wars	World War II (RCAF)
Other work	president of the Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament (now the Canadian Council for International Peace and Security

Admiral Robert Hilborn Falls, CMM, CD (born April 24, 1924) was Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces from 1977 to 1980.

He first joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 as a pilot and later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy after World War II.

He served as commander of the Canadian Flotilla Atlantic, as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff from 1974 to 1977, and as chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1980 to 1983.

He later became president of the Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament (now the Canadian Council for International Peace and Security).

References

• Robert H. Falls at The Canadian Encyclopedia

Military offices
Preceded by Jacques Alfred Dextraze	Chief of the Defence Staff 1977-1980	Succeeded by Ramsey Muir Withers

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