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Jack McGowan(1894-1977)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Jack McGowan was born on 12 January 1894 in Muskegon, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Lady Be Good (1941), Born to Dance (1936) and Sitting Pretty (1933). He died on 28 May 1977 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 12, 1894
DiedMay 28, 1977(83)
BornJanuary 12, 1894
DiedMay 28, 1977(83)
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Known for

Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Lady Be Good (1941)
Lady Be Good
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1941
Eleanor Powell in Born to Dance (1936)
Born to Dance
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1936
Ginger Rogers, Jack Haley, and Jack Oakie in Sitting Pretty (1933)
Sitting Pretty
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1933
Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Broadway Melody of 1940
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1940

Credits

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Writer

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • libretto "Girl Crazy"
    • 1999
  • When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)
    When the Boys Meet the Girls
    4.8
    • musical play "Girl Crazy" (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, Kathryn Grayson, and Peter Lawford in It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
    It Happened in Brooklyn
    6.5
    • story (as John McGowan)
    • 1947
  • Betty Hutton, Don DeFore, and Barry Fitzgerald in The Stork Club (1945)
    The Stork Club
    6.4
    • screenplay (as John McGowan)
    • 1945
  • Lucille Ball in Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
    Ziegfeld Follies
    6.4
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Broadway Rhythm (1944)
    Broadway Rhythm
    5.9
    • story
    • 1944
  • Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Tommy Dorsey in Girl Crazy (1943)
    Girl Crazy
    6.8
    • musical play
    • 1943
  • Ben Blue, Rags Ragland, Red Skelton, and Ann Sothern in Panama Hattie (1942)
    Panama Hattie
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Lady Be Good (1941)
    Lady Be Good
    6.4
    • screen play by
    • based on an original story by
    • 1941
  • Judy Garland in Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
    Little Nellie Kelly
    6.4
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
    Broadway Melody of 1940
    7.2
    • original story by
    • 1940
  • Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Babes in Arms (1939)
    Babes in Arms
    6.3
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • Robert Taylor and Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
    Broadway Melody of 1938
    6.7
    • screen play
    • original story
    • 1937
  • Eleanor Powell in Born to Dance (1936)
    Born to Dance
    6.7
    • screen play
    • from a story by
    • 1936
  • Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
    Broadway Melody of 1936
    6.7
    • screen play
    • 1935

Actor

  • The Kelly Gang (1920)
    The Kelly Gang
    6.6
    • Steve HArt
    • 1920
  • Taylor Holmes in Nothing But Lies (1920)
    Nothing But Lies
    • Allan Nigh
    • 1920
  • Viola Dana in The Gold Cure (1919)
    The Gold Cure
    • Vance Duncan
    • 1919
  • Viola Dana in Flower of the Dusk (1918)
    Flower of the Dusk
    • Roger Austin
    • 1918

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John W. McGowan
  • Born
    • January 12, 1894
    • Muskegon, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • May 28, 1977
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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