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Jack Sher(1913-1988)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Jack Sher was born on 16 March 1913 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Shane (1953), Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961) and Kathy O' (1958). He died on 23 August 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 16, 1913
DiedAugust 23, 1988(75)
BornMarch 16, 1913
DiedAugust 23, 1988(75)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Brandon De Wilde, Van Heflin, Jack Palance, and Ben Johnson in Shane (1953)
Shane
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1953
Fabian, Toby Michaels, and Tommy Sands in Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961)
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1961
Dan Duryea, Jan Sterling, Mary Fickett, Sam Levene, and Patty McCormack in Kathy O' (1958)
Kathy O'
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1958
John Schuck in Holmes and Yoyo (1976)
Holmes and Yoyo
5.9
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)

Credits

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Writer

  • Robert Guillaume in The Kid from Left Field (1979)
    The Kid from Left Field
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1979
  • John Schuck in Holmes and Yoyo (1976)
    Holmes and Yoyo
    5.9
    TV Series
    • creator
    • created by
    • written by
    • 1976–1977
  • Bette Davis in Hello Mother, Goodbye! (1974)
    Hello Mother, Goodbye!
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • creator
    • written by
    • 1974
  • Female Artillery (1973)
    Female Artillery
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • story by
    • 1973
  • Banyon (1971)
    Banyon
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1972
  • Mia Farrow and Hal Holbrook in Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971)
    Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • Leslie Nielsen in Bracken's World (1969)
    Bracken's World
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1970
  • Accidental Family (1967)
    Accidental Family
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)
    Bewitched
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964–1967
  • Shirley Booth in Hazel (1961)
    Hazel
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1966
  • The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965)
    The Wackiest Ship in the Army
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965
  • The Bing Crosby Show (1964)
    The Bing Crosby Show
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • teleplay
    • 1964–1965
  • Valentine's Day (1964)
    Valentine's Day
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964
  • Doris Day, Polly Bergen, and James Garner in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Move Over, Darling
    6.9
    • screenplay by
    • 1963
  • Jim Backus, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Rip Torn, John Dehner, Jessie Royce Landis, Ira Levin, Marilyn Maxwell, Frank P. Rosenberg, Jack Sher, and Don Weis in Critic's Choice (1963)
    Critic's Choice
    5.7
    • screenplay by
    • 1963

Producer

  • Bette Davis in Hello Mother, Goodbye! (1974)
    Hello Mother, Goodbye!
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1974
  • James Caan and Sally Kellerman in Slither (1973)
    Slither
    6.2
    • produced by
    • 1973
  • Mia Farrow and Hal Holbrook in Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971)
    Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1971
  • The Bing Crosby Show (1964)
    The Bing Crosby Show
    6.1
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1964–1965

Director

  • Margie (1961)
    Margie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Fabian, Toby Michaels, and Tommy Sands in Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961)
    Love in a Goldfish Bowl
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Kerwin Mathews and Jo Morrow in The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
    The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Sandra Dee, Audie Murphy, Joanne Dru, and Gilbert Roland in The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
    The Wild and the Innocent
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Dan Duryea, Jan Sterling, Mary Fickett, Sam Levene, and Patty McCormack in Kathy O' (1958)
    Kathy O'
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Julie Adams, Sydney Chaplin, Marianne Koch, Elsa Martinelli, and George Nader in Four Girls in Town (1957)
    Four Girls in Town
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 16, 1913
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • August 23, 1988
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "The Perfect Set-Up", produced on Broadway.

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    Educated at the University of Minnesota.

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