Hollywood's 'Robot Man' Can Discuss 'Wall-E' and the Influence of Robots in Famous...

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Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:00pm EDT

Hollywood's 'Robot Man' Can Discuss 'Wall-E' and the Influence of Robots in
Famous Movies and TV Shows

LOS ANGELES, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood's legendary "Robot Man,"
Fred Barton, is THE internationally renowned expert on famous movie and TV
Robots.  His Los Angeles-based company, Fred Barton Productions
(http://www.the-robotman.com/), is the world's leading producer of
museum-quality, famous animatronic movie and television Robot replicas, sought
internationally by movie stars, billionaires, private collectors and museums.
Barton has announced several "Robot Milestones" that will be taking place this
year -- specifically noting that 2008 marks the 85th anniversary of "Robots in
Entertainment." This commenced with a Robot actor on the New York stage in
l923 who appeared in a play by Czech writer Karel Capek entitled "Rossum's
Universal Robots." Disney Pixar's upcoming "Wall-E" film will mark the latest
in an ongoing series of movies starring remarkable Robots. Barton can discuss
why audiences are fascinated by Robots, and their influence on popular
culture. Barton will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award on June 24th from
the Saturn Awards organization in Hollywood for his 35 year career producing
and promoting famous Robots around the world.
    His Los Angeles-based company, Fred Barton Productions, Inc., is the
world's leading producer of museum-quality, famous animatronic movie and
television Robot replicas, sought internationally by private collectors and
museums. His clients a myriad of internationally-renowned collectors and
Sci-Fi and movie fans.
SOURCE  Fred Barton Productions, Inc.

Dan Harary of Asbury Communications, +1-310-859-1831, asburypr@aol.com, for
Fred Barton Productions, Inc.
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