Frederick J. Jackson
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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | September 21, 1886
Died | May 22, 1953 Hollywood, California | (aged 66)
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1912-1946 |
Frederick J. Jackson (September 21, 1886 – May 22, 1953) was an American author, playwright and screenwriter. He wrote for over 50 films between 1912 and 1946. Over a forty-year span, a dozen of his plays were produced on Broadway. Several of his plays were turned into films, including The Bishop Misbehaves. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died in Hollywood, California.
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Jackson published scores of stories in magazines; "Winged Feet" appeared in The Argosy in 1914.
Selected filmography[]
- The Fatal Ring (1917)
- Let's Elope (1919)
- Diamonds Adrift (1921)
- Arizona Express (1924)
- The Lone Chance (1924)
- Shadows of Paris (1924)
- Her Man o' War (1926)
- The Hole in the Wall (1929)
- The Jade Box (1930)
- The Perfect Lady (1931)
- Let's Love and Laugh (1931)
- That's My Uncle (1935)
- School for Husbands (1937)
- This Woman is Mine (1941)
- Stormy Weather (1943)
- Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
Selected plays[]
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Walter Connolly as the Bishop of Broadminster in the Broadway production of The Bishop Misbehaves (1935)
- The Naughty Wife (1925)[1]
- The Ninth Man (1931)
- The Bishop Misbehaves (1934)
References[]
- ^ "The Naughty Wife". Internet Archive. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1886 births
- 1953 deaths
- American male screenwriters
- American male dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century American male writers
- Writers from Pittsburgh
- Screenwriters from Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- American screenwriter stubs