- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Gilman Blystone
- Nicknames
- Jack
- J.G. Blystone
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- John G. Blystone was born on December 2, 1892 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Men on Call (1930), The Big Party (1930) and Our Hospitality (1923). He was married to Gwendolyn Davis. He died on August 6, 1938 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- SpouseGwendolyn Davis(July 7, 1915 - August 6, 1938) (his death, 2 children)
- RelativesJasper Blystone(Sibling)Stanley Blystone(Sibling)
- Died suddenly just four days after he finished supervising the final cut of the Laurel & Hardy feature Block-Heads (1938). The film was released two weeks after his death.
- His main contribution, when working with Laurel & Hardy, was insisting on sticking more closely to the script than other directors and rehearsing comedy gags so that they came off the way that they were planned.
- Started in 1916 as a property man.
- Brother of Stanley Blystone and Jasper Blystone.
- Graduated from the University of Wisconsin.
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