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Grover Jones(1893-1940)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Editor
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Grover Jones was born on 15 November 1893 in Rosedale, Indiana, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935), Heir-Loons (1925) and Putting It Over (1922). He was married to Suzanne Avery. He died on 24 September 1940 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornNovember 15, 1893
DiedSeptember 24, 1940(46)
BornNovember 15, 1893
DiedSeptember 24, 1940(46)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

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Known for

Gary Cooper in The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1935
Heir-Loons
  • Writer
  • 1925
Richard Talmadge in Putting It Over (1922)
Putting It Over
  • Writer
  • 1922
George Bancroft, Wynne Gibson, James Gleason, and Charles Starrett in Lady and Gent (1932)
Lady and Gent
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1932

Credits

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Writer

  • Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, and The Goldwyn Girls in The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
    The Kid from Brooklyn
    6.5
    • from a screenplay by
    • 1946
  • John Wayne, Ward Bond, Harry Carey, and Betty Field in The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
    The Shepherd of the Hills
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Lucille Ball, Harold Lloyd, George Murphy, Edmond O'Brien, Franklin Pangborn, Henry Travers, and Richard Wallace in A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
    6.5
    • story
    • 1941
  • Hugh Herbert, Kenneth Brown, Stuart Erwin, Billy Gilbert, Nan Grey, Gloria Jean, Billy Lenhart, Eugene Pallette, C. Aubrey Smith, and Robert Stack in A Little Bit of Heaven (1940)
    A Little Bit of Heaven
    6.1
    • story
    • 1940
  • Victor Mature, Leo Carrillo, and Louise Platt in Captain Caution (1940)
    Captain Caution
    5.5
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • Victor Mature and Carole Landis in One Million B.C. (1940)
    One Million B.C.
    5.7
    • descriptive narration
    • 1940
  • John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, and Claire Trevor in Dark Command (1940)
    Dark Command
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1940
  • James Dunn, Jean Parker, Martin Spellman, and Terry in Son of the Navy (1940)
    Son of the Navy
    6.1
    • story
    • 1940
  • Raymond Massey in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
    Abe Lincoln in Illinois
    7.2
    • adaptation
    • 1940
  • Beulah Bondi, Robert Cummings, Ann Gillis, Nan Grey, Gloria Jean, Margaret Lindsay, C. Aubrey Smith, and Virginia Weidler in The Under-Pup (1939)
    The Under-Pup
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Captain Fury (1939)
    Captain Fury
    6.1
    • original story
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Myrna Loy and Robert Taylor in Lucky Night (1939)
    Lucky Night
    6.1
    • screen play by
    • 1939
  • Helen Twelvetrees in Unmarried (1939)
    Unmarried
    6.5
    • based on a story by
    • 1939
  • Fredric March in The Buccaneer (1938)
    The Buccaneer
    6.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Leo Carrillo, Ian Hunter, Ella Logan, and Pat Paterson in 52nd Street (1937)
    52nd Street
    6.3
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1937

Director

  • Hell and High Water (1933)
    Hell and High Water
    • Director
    • 1933
  • God of Mankind
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Oh Billy, Behave
    • Director
    • 1926
  • The Lucky Fool
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Thrilling Youth
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Unknown Dangers
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Gentleman Roughneck
    2.1
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Heir-Loons
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Al St. John in The Live Agent (1925)
    The Live Agent
    Short
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Bartine Burkett and Al St. John in Curses! (1925)
    Curses!
    6.3
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1925
  • Al St. John in The Iron Mule (1925)
    The Iron Mule
    5.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Dynamite Doggie (1925)
    Dynamite Doggie
    7.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Ghosts
    Short
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Kenneth MacDonald in Slow as Lightning (1923)
    Slow as Lightning
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Something About Nothing
    Short
    • Director
    • 1923

Editor

  • The Bath Dub
    5.6
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1921
  • The Janitor
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1921
  • The Referee
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1920

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 15, 1893
    • Rosedale, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • September 24, 1940
    • Hollywood, California, USA(after surgery)
  • Spouse
    • Suzanne Avery1921 - September 24, 1940 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Sue Sally Hale (1937-2003) who disguised herself as a man to play polo and pioneered women's acceptance in the sport.
  • Quotes
    [on Hollywood] The only asylum run by the inmates.

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