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Jack Stern(1896-1985)

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Jack Stern was born on 6 March 1896 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Melody Lane (1929), Wake Up and Dream (1934) and Sweetheart of the Navy (1937). He was married to Grace Hamilton. He died on 16 August 1985 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
BornMarch 6, 1896
DiedAugust 16, 1985(89)
BornMarch 6, 1896
DiedAugust 16, 1985(89)
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Known for

Josephine Dunn and Eddie Leonard in Melody Lane (1929)
Melody Lane
  • Soundtrack
  • 1929
Spencer Charters, Russ Columbo, June Knight, and Roger Pryor in Wake Up and Dream (1934)
Wake Up and Dream
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1934
Eric Linden and Cecilia Parker in Sweetheart of the Navy (1937)
Sweetheart of the Navy
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1937
Margot Grahame and Lee Tracy in Criminal Lawyer (1937)
Criminal Lawyer
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1937

Credits

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Music Department

  • Larry Gelman, Candice Rialson, and Rip Taylor in Chatterbox! (1977)
    Chatterbox!
    5.1
    • orchestrator
    • 1977
  • Necromancy (1972)
    Necromancy
    4.6
    • orchestrator
    • 1972
  • Shelley Fabares, Ed Begley, and Hank Williams Jr. in A Time to Sing (1968)
    A Time to Sing
    5.5
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • For Singles Only (1968)
    For Singles Only
    5.3
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • The Devil's Brigade (1968)
    The Devil's Brigade
    6.7
    • music copyist (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Roy Orbison in The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)
    The Fastest Guitar Alive
    4.3
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Hold On! (1966)
    Hold On!
    4.6
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Elvis Presley, Teri Garr, Jack Albertson, Pamela Austin, Yvonne Craig, Glenda Farrell, Lynn Fields, Gail Ganley, Sam Katzman, Gene Nelson, Arthur O'Connell, Cynthia Pepper, Hortense Petra, and Beverly Powers in Kissin' Cousins (1964)
    Kissin' Cousins
    5.3
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Edward Everett Horton, Oscar Apfel, and Irene Hervey in His Night Out (1935)
    His Night Out
    6.8
    • 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

Soundtrack

  • Me and Orson Welles (2008)
    Me and Orson Welles
    6.7
    • writer: "Let's Pretend There's a Moon"
    • 2008
  • Michael Douglas and Evan Rachel Wood in King of California (2007)
    King of California
    6.6
    • writer: "Let's Pretend There's A Moon"
    • 2007
  • Laetitia Casta and Vincent Elbaz in Love Street (2002)
    Love Street
    5.3
    • music: "C'Était Écrit" (I Was Lucky)
    • 2002
  • Jodie Foster and Sam Neill in The Blood of Others (1984)
    The Blood of Others
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • music: "C'Était Écrit" (I Was Lucky)
    • 1984
  • Une histoire d'amour Maurice Chevalier
    TV Movie
    • music: "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
    • music: "Singing a Happy Song"
    • 1974
  • A Visit with Maurice Chevalier
    TV Special
    • music: "I Was Lucky" (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • William Boyd in Lumberjack (1944)
    Lumberjack
    6.5
    • writer: "The Fighting Forty" (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • William Boyd in Riders of the Timberline (1941)
    Riders of the Timberline
    6.3
    • writer: "The Fighting Forty"
    • 1941
  • William Boyd in Pride of the West (1938)
    Pride of the West
    6.2
    • lyrics: "Wide Open Spaces"
    • music: "Wide Open Spaces"
    • 1938
  • Eric Linden and Cecilia Parker in Sweetheart of the Navy (1937)
    Sweetheart of the Navy
    5.6
    • music: "I Want You To Want Me", "Sweetheart of the Navy"
    • 1937
  • Diana Gibson and Lee Tracy in Behind the Headlines (1937)
    Behind the Headlines
    6.1
    • writer: "Tonight, Lover, Tonight" (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Leo Carrillo, James Ellison, and Jean Parker in The Barrier (1937)
    The Barrier
    6.5
    • writer: "Moonlit Paradise", "Song of the Wild"
    • 1937
  • Margot Grahame and Lee Tracy in Criminal Lawyer (1937)
    Criminal Lawyer
    5.8
    • music: "Tonight, Lover, Tonight" (1937)
    • 1937
  • William Boyd and James Ellison in Trail Dust (1936)
    Trail Dust
    6.5
    • lyrics: "Wide Open Spaces", "Beneath a Western Sky"
    • music: "Wide Open Spaces", "Beneath a Western Sky"
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 6, 1896
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 16, 1985
    • San Antonio, Texas, USA
  • Spouse
    • Grace Hamilton? - April 7, 1953 (her death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Arthur Hamilton

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    Father of Arthur Hamilton.

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