Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
IMDbPro

Jack Meskill(1897-1973)

  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Jack Meskill was born on 21 March 1897 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) and A Royal Romance (1930). He died on 18 May 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 21, 1897
DiedMay 18, 1973(76)
BornMarch 21, 1897
DiedMay 18, 1973(76)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 1988
Maurice Chevalier, Walter Byron, Merle Oberon, and Ann Sothern in Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)
Folies Bergère de Paris
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1935
William Collier Jr. and Pauline Starke in A Royal Romance (1930)
A Royal Romance
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1930
Everything Is Rhythm (1936)
Everything Is Rhythm
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1936

Credits

IMDbPro

Music Department

  • One Good Turn (1936)
    One Good Turn
    5.0
    • composer: musical numbers
    • 1936
  • Robert Armstrong, Grace Bradley, Jack Holt, and Charles Murray in Dangerous Waters (1936)
    Dangerous Waters
    6.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Alice Brady, Anita Louise, and Douglass Montgomery in Lady Tubbs (1935)
    Lady Tubbs
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Frederick Burton, Frances Drake, Edward Ellis, Douglas Fowley, Henry Hull, Gene Raymond, Willard Robertson, and Phillip Trent in Transient Lady (1935)
    Transient Lady
    4.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Charles Bickford and Helen Vinson in A Notorious Gentleman (1935)
    A Notorious Gentleman
    6.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Gift of Gab (1934)
    Gift of Gab
    4.9
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1934
  • Frank Albertson and Joyce Compton in Wild Company (1930)
    Wild Company
    5.5
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1930

Soundtrack

  • The Real Haunted Mansion 2 (2023)
    The Real Haunted Mansion 2
    7.3
    • writer: "Smile, Darnn You, Smile"
    • 2023
  • Ryan Phillippe, Will Forte, and Kristen Wiig in MacGruber (2021)
    MacGruber
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "He Hadn't Up Till Yesterday"
    • 2021
  • Prop Culture (2020)
    Prop Culture
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile" (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile"
    • 2013
  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)
    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
    8.0
    Video
    • writer: "Oh, Gee, Georgie!" (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • Laetitia Casta and Vincent Elbaz in Love Street (2002)
    Love Street
    5.3
    • lyrics: "C'Était Écrit" (I Was Lucky)
    • 2002
  • White Lies (1995)
    White Lies
    5.5
    • lyrics: "On the Beach at Bali-Bali"
    • writer: "On the Beach at Bali-Bali"
    • 1995
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    7.7
    • writer: "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile"
    • 1988
  • Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
    Pee-wee's Playhouse
    8.2
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile"
    • 1986
  • Richard Gere in The Cotton Club (1984)
    The Cotton Club
    6.6
    • lyrics: "Pardon Me Pretty Baby (Don't I Look Familiar to You?)"
    • 1984
  • Jodie Foster and Sam Neill in The Blood of Others (1984)
    The Blood of Others
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "C'Était Écrit" (I Was Lucky)
    • 1984
  • Une histoire d'amour Maurice Chevalier
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Rhythm of the Rain", "C'Était Écrit" (I Was Lucky)
    • 1982
  • Betty Grable in Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974)
    Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Singing a Happy Song"
    • 1974
  • The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968)
    The Morecambe & Wise Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "On the Beach at Bali-Bali" (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • A Visit with Maurice Chevalier
    TV Special
    • lyrics: "I Was Lucky" (uncredited)
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 21, 1897
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 18, 1973
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.