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Jack Kirkland(1900-1969)

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Jack Kirkland was born on 25 July 1900 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for The Gilded Lily (1935), Adventure in Manhattan (1936) and Heads Up (1930). He was married to Nancy Hoadley, Haila Stoddard, Julie Laird, Jayne Shadduck and Nancy Carroll. He died on 22 February 1969 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 25, 1900
DiedFebruary 22, 1969(68)
BornJuly 25, 1900
DiedFebruary 22, 1969(68)
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Known for

Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, and Fred MacMurray in The Gilded Lily (1935)
The Gilded Lily
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1935
Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea in Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
Adventure in Manhattan
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1936
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Heads Up (1930)
Heads Up
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1930
The Golden Coach (1952)
The Golden Coach
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1952

Credits

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Writer

  • Mandingo (1975)
    Mandingo
    6.5
    • play
    • 1975
  • The Golden Coach (1952)
    The Golden Coach
    7.0
    • story and screenplay
    • 1952
  • Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951)
    Amazing Monsieur Fabre
    6.9
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • The Ford Theatre Hour (1948)
    The Ford Theatre Hour
    7.6
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1950
  • Tobacco Road (1941)
    Tobacco Road
    6.3
    • stage play
    • 1941
  • Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea in Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
    Adventure in Manhattan
    6.5
    • screen play
    • 1936
  • Helen Morgan in Frankie and Johnnie (1936)
    Frankie and Johnnie
    6.5
    • original story
    • 1936
  • Edward Arnold in Sutter's Gold (1936)
    Sutter's Gold
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Ralph Bellamy, Carole Lombard, Astrid Allwyn, and Fred MacMurray in Hands Across the Table (1935)
    Hands Across the Table
    6.9
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen in Under Pressure (1935)
    Under Pressure
    6.4
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, and Fred MacMurray in The Gilded Lily (1935)
    The Gilded Lily
    6.7
    • suggested by a story by
    • 1935
  • Cary Grant and Myrna Loy in Wings in the Dark (1935)
    Wings in the Dark
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Gary Cooper, Shirley Temple, and Carole Lombard in Now and Forever (1934)
    Now and Forever
    6.5
    • story "Honor Bright"
    • 1934
  • O.P. Heggie, Jesse L. Lasky, Gene Raymond, and Loretta Young in Zoo in Budapest (1933)
    Zoo in Budapest
    6.7
    • story
    • 1933
  • Married or Single
    Short
    • writer
    • 1933

Additional Crew

  • Tobacco Road (1941)
    Tobacco Road
    6.3
    • producer: stage play
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 25, 1900
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • February 22, 1969
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart disease)
  • Spouses
      Nancy HoadleyMarch 14, 1948 - February 22, 1969 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Pat Kirkland
  • Other works
    Adapted Erskine Caldwell's novel "Tobacco Road" for Broadway. The play opened at the Theatre Masque on December 4, 1933 and transfered to the 48th Street Theatre on July 16, 1934 and to the Forrest Theatre in September 1934, where it closed on May 31, 1941. The play set a record for longevity on Broadway when it totaled 3,182 performances. The dramatization of "Tobacco Road" still is the longest running drama in Broadway history and is surpassed only by "Life With Father" in the non-musical Broadway production category.
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Did you know

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    Father of ballerina-actress-author Gelsey Kirkland.

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