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Theodore Reed(1887-1959)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Production Manager
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Theodore Reed was born on 18 June 1887 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Lady Be Careful (1936), Those Were the Days! (1940) and The Nut (1921). He died on 22 February 1959 in San Diego, California, USA.
BornJune 18, 1887
DiedFebruary 22, 1959(71)
BornJune 18, 1887
DiedFebruary 22, 1959(71)
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Lew Ayres, Mary Carlisle, and Buster Crabbe in Lady Be Careful (1936)
Lady Be Careful
5.8
  • Director(as J. T. Reed)
  • 1936
William Holden, Judith Barrett, Bonita Granville, and Ezra Stone in Those Were the Days! (1940)
Those Were the Days!
6.4
  • Director(as Jay Theodore Reed)
  • 1940
Douglas Fairbanks in The Nut (1921)
The Nut
6.5
  • Director(as Ted Reed)
  • 1921
Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, Hedda Hopper, John Howard, Janice Logan, and Lionel Stander in What a Life (1939)
What a Life
6.7
  • Director(as Jay Theodore Reed)
  • 1939

Credits

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Director

  • Jackie Cooper and Jane Withers in Her First Beau (1941)
    Her First Beau
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Eddie Bracken, Jackie Cooper, Leila Ernst, and Kay Stewart in Life with Henry (1940)
    Life with Henry
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1940
  • William Holden, Judith Barrett, Bonita Granville, and Ezra Stone in Those Were the Days! (1940)
    Those Were the Days!
    6.4
    • Director (as Jay Theodore Reed)
    • 1940
  • Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, Hedda Hopper, John Howard, Janice Logan, and Lionel Stander in What a Life (1939)
    What a Life
    6.7
    • Director (as Jay Theodore Reed)
    • 1939
  • Bob Burns and Gladys George in I'm from Missouri (1939)
    I'm from Missouri
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Ray Milland, Bob Burns, Dorothy Lamour, and Martha Raye in Tropic Holiday (1938)
    Tropic Holiday
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Andy Devine, and Martha Raye in Double or Nothing (1937)
    Double or Nothing
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Lew Ayres, Mary Carlisle, and Buster Crabbe in Lady Be Careful (1936)
    Lady Be Careful
    5.8
    • Director (as J. T. Reed)
    • 1936
  • Douglas Fairbanks in The Nut (1921)
    The Nut
    6.5
    • Director (as Ted Reed)
    • 1921

Producer

  • Audrey Long and Frank Sundström in Song of My Heart (1948)
    Song of My Heart
    3.7
    • producer (as J. Theodore Reed)
    • 1948
  • Eddie Bracken, Jackie Cooper, Leila Ernst, and Kay Stewart in Life with Henry (1940)
    Life with Henry
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1940
  • William Holden, Judith Barrett, Bonita Granville, and Ezra Stone in Those Were the Days! (1940)
    Those Were the Days!
    6.4
    • producer (as Jay Theodore Reed)
    • 1940
  • Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, Hedda Hopper, John Howard, Janice Logan, and Lionel Stander in What a Life (1939)
    What a Life
    6.7
    • producer (as Jay Theodore Reed)
    • 1939
  • Lew Ayres, Mary Carlisle, and Buster Crabbe in Lady Be Careful (1936)
    Lady Be Careful
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1936

Production Management

  • Cleopatra
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1928
  • Douglas Fairbanks and Lupe Velez in The Gaucho (1927)
    The Gaucho
    7.0
    • manager of production
    • 1927
  • Douglas Fairbanks in The Black Pirate (1926)
    The Black Pirate
    7.0
    • manager of production
    • 1926
  • The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
    The Thief of Bagdad
    7.7
    • production manager
    • 1924
  • Douglas Fairbanks, Frank Campeau, Marjorie Daw, Albert MacQuarrie, and William A. Wellman in The Knickerbocker Buckaroo (1919)
    The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
    6.8
    • production manager (as Ted Reed)
    • 1919

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J. T. Reed
  • Born
    • June 18, 1887
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • February 22, 1959
    • San Diego, California, USA

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    President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1933 to 1934

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