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Joseph K. Watson(1887-1942)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Joseph K. Watson was born on 12 February 1887 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Melody for Two (1937), Land Beyond the Law (1937) and Echo Mountain (1936). He died on 16 May 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 12, 1887
DiedMay 16, 1942(55)
BornFebruary 12, 1887
DiedMay 16, 1942(55)
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Known for

Patricia Ellis, James Melton, and Wini Shaw in Melody for Two (1937)
Melody for Two
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1937
Dick Foran, Cy Kendall, and Harry Woods in Land Beyond the Law (1937)
Land Beyond the Law
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1937
Echo Mountain (1936)
Echo Mountain
5.5
Short
  • Writer
  • 1936
Jane Bryan and Dick Foran in The Cherokee Strip (1937)
The Cherokee Strip
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Writer



  • Jane Bryan and Dick Foran in The Cherokee Strip (1937)
    The Cherokee Strip
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Dick Foran, Cy Kendall, and Harry Woods in Land Beyond the Law (1937)
    Land Beyond the Law
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Patricia Ellis, James Melton, and Wini Shaw in Melody for Two (1937)
    Melody for Two
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Echo Mountain (1936)
    Echo Mountain
    5.5
    Short
    • screen play by
    • 1936
  • The Real Estators
    Short
    • story
    • 1931

Actor



  • Richard Dix and Florence Rice in Cherokee Strip (1940)
    Cherokee Strip
    6.2
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Echo Mountain (1936)
    Echo Mountain
    5.5
    Short
    • Man (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 12, 1887
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • May 16, 1942
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Stage Play: Potash and Perlmutter. Comedy (revival). Written by Montague Glass and Charles Klein. Directed by Robert Leonard. Park Theatre: 5 Apr 1935- Apr 1935 (closing date unknown/19 performances). Cast: Frank Allworth (as "Mozart Rabiner"), Willard Dashiell (as "Senator Murphy"), Paula Denning (as "Mozart Rabiner"), Hazel Drury (as "Katie"), Waldo Edwards (as "Boris Andrieff"), Harry Eshback (as "Farrell"), Nancy Evans (as "Miss Cohen"), Walter Fenner (as "Henry D. Feldman"), Betty Hanna (as "Ruth Goldman"), Ethel Harris (as "Miss Nelson"), Frank Jaquet (as "Expressman"), Sylvia Leigh (as "Irma Potash"), Robert Leonard (as "Mawruss Perlmutter"), Louis Morrell (as "A Gentleman") [final Broadway role], Arthur S. Ross (as "Abe Potash"), Sam Sidman (as "Steuerman"), Beau Tilden [credited as Milano Tilden] (as "Irma Potash"), Bertha Walden (as "Mrs. Potash"), Gaile Watson (as "Miss Levin"), Joseph K. Watson (as "Marks Pasinsky"). Produced by United Players Inc.

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    Began his career on the stage playing vaudeville and musical comedy. He later wrote radio material for Al Jolson.

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