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John Grey(1885-1964)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Director
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John Grey was born on 19 December 1885 in Manhattan [now in New York City], New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Fighting Fate (1925), Wide Open (1927) and Terror Island (1920). He died on 11 December 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 19, 1885
DiedDecember 11, 1964(78)
BornDecember 19, 1885
DiedDecember 11, 1964(78)
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Known for

Fighting Fate (1925)
Fighting Fate
5.5
  • Writer(as John W. Grey)
  • 1925
Wide Open
  • Writer(as John Wesley Grey)
  • 1927
Harry Houdini in Terror Island (1920)
Terror Island
5.4
  • Writer(as John W. Grey)
  • 1920
Mildred Harris and Reed Howes in Super Speed (1925)
Super Speed
5.2
  • Writer(as John W. Grey)
  • 1925

Credits

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Writer



  • The Littlest Hobo (1963)
    The Littlest Hobo
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • teleplay by
    • 1963–1964
  • The Texan (1958)
    The Texan
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1960
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters in Sky King (1951)
    Sky King
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1958–1959
  • Buster Keaton in Paradise for Buster (1952)
    Paradise for Buster
    6.5
    Short
    • story
    • 1952
  • Flung by a Fling
    Short
    • story
    • 1949
  • Dick Curtis, Shemp Howard, Christine McIntyre, and Jean Willes in Bride and Gloom (1947)
    Bride and Gloom
    7.0
    Short
    • story
    • 1947
  • Mr. Noisy (1946)
    Mr. Noisy
    7.4
    Short
    • story
    • 1946
  • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Leslie Brooks, and Phil Harris in I Love a Bandleader (1945)
    I Love a Bandleader
    6.0
    • story
    • 1945
  • Stanley Brown, Jane Frazee, and Amelita Ward in Swingin' on a Rainbow (1945)
    Swingin' on a Rainbow
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Cappy Barra Boys, Spade Cooley, Jay Kirby, Curly Howard, Mary Beth Hughes, Gil Taylor, Paul Trietsch, Ken Trietsch, Charles Ward, The Hoosier Hotshots, and The Three Stooges in Rockin' in the Rockies (1945)
    Rockin' in the Rockies
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Iris Adrian, Vivian Austin, Bob Crosby, Fuzzy Knight, Fay McKenzie, and Pat Starling in The Singing Sheriff (1944)
    The Singing Sheriff
    5.9
    • story
    • 1944
  • Joan Castle, Jerome Cowan, Allan Jones, Betty Kean, and June Vincent in Sing a Jingle (1944)
    Sing a Jingle
    5.4
    • original screen play
    • 1944
  • Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Grace McDonald, Robert Paige, Buddy Rich, The Andrews Sisters, and Buddy Rich and His Orchestra in How's About It? (1943)
    How's About It?
    6.8
    • adaptation
    • 1943
  • Sappy Pappy
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • original story
    • 1942

Script and Continuity Department



  • Dumbbells in Derbies
    4.8
    Short
    • dialogue and continuity (as Johnnie Grey)
    • 1931
  • George K. Arthur and Karl Dane in Lime Juice Nights (1931)
    Lime Juice Nights
    4.6
    Short
    • dialogue and continuity (as Johnnie Grey)
    • 1931
  • Trader Ginsberg
    Short
    • continuity (as Johnnie Grey)
    • 1930

Director



  • Wide Open
    • Director (as John Wesley Grey)
    • 1927

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John W. Grey
  • Born
    • December 19, 1885
    • Manhattan [now in New York City], New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 11, 1964
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
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    • 4 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Co-founded (w/Arthur B. Reeve, Harry Houdini and Louis Grossman) Supreme Pictures Corp. (1919-20), a film production company.

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