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Joseph Jackson(1894-1932)

  • Writer
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Joseph Jackson was born on 8 June 1894 in Winchester, Kentucky, USA. He was a writer, known for Smart Money (1931), Maybe It's Love (1930) and Beauty and the Boss (1932). He was married to Ethel Shannon. He died on 26 May 1932 in Laguna Beach, California, USA.
BornJune 8, 1894
DiedMay 26, 1932(37)
BornJune 8, 1894
DiedMay 26, 1932(37)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson in Smart Money (1931)
Smart Money
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1931
Joan Bennett, Bill Banker, Joe E. Brown, George Gibson, Howard Harpster, Kenneth Haycraft, Ray Montgomery, Tim Moynihan, Otto Pommerening, Russell Saunders, Wear Schoonover, Paul Scull, and Red Sleight in Maybe It's Love (1930)
Maybe It's Love
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1930
Marian Marsh in Beauty and the Boss (1932)
Beauty and the Boss
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1932
Fanny Brice in Be Yourself! (1930)
Be Yourself!
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1930

Credits

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Writer

  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • One Way Passage (1932)
    One Way Passage
    7.5
    • screen play
    • 1932
  • Bette Davis and Warren William in The Dark Horse (1932)
    The Dark Horse
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • Marian Marsh in Beauty and the Boss (1932)
    Beauty and the Boss
    6.9
    • adaptation by
    • 1932
  • James Flood, Sidney Fox, Elliott Nugent, and Warren William in The Mouthpiece (1932)
    The Mouthpiece
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1932
  • William Powell in High Pressure (1932)
    High Pressure
    6.6
    • screen version
    • 1932
  • Dorothy Mackaill in Safe in Hell (1931)
    Safe in Hell
    6.9
    • adaptation & dialogue
    • 1931
  • W.C. Fields, Chester Conklin, William Dieterle, Ben Lyon, Marilyn Miller, and Ford Sterling in Her Majesty, Love (1931)
    Her Majesty, Love
    5.9
    • dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson in Smart Money (1931)
    Smart Money
    6.8
    • screen story and dialogue
    • 1931
  • Frank Fay and Laura La Plante in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    God's Gift to Women
    5.2
    • screenplay & dialogue
    • 1931
  • 50 Million Frenchmen (1931)
    50 Million Frenchmen
    4.9
    • screen adaptation
    • 1931
  • Phillips Holmes, Grant Mitchell, and Lucille Powers in Man to Man (1930)
    Man to Man
    6.1
    • dialogue
    • screenplay
    • 1930
  • Los que danzan (1930)
    Los que danzan
    • scenario
    • 1930
  • Joan Bennett, Bill Banker, Joe E. Brown, George Gibson, Howard Harpster, Kenneth Haycraft, Ray Montgomery, Tim Moynihan, Otto Pommerening, Russell Saunders, Wear Schoonover, Paul Scull, and Red Sleight in Maybe It's Love (1930)
    Maybe It's Love
    5.0
    • screen play by
    • dialogue by
    • 1930
  • Irene Delroy, Chic Johnson, and Ole Olsen in Oh, Sailor Behave! (1930)
    Oh, Sailor Behave!
    4.7
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Joe Jackson
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • June 8, 1894
    • Winchester, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • May 26, 1932
    • Laguna Beach, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Ethel Shannon? - May 26, 1932 (his death)
  • Other works
    Story: "The Champ" (filmed as Be Yourself! (1930))
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Child: Joseph Shannon Jackson (b. 11 September 1928).

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