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- Birth nameDouglas Linley Crickard
- Jack Douglas was married 4 times and 3 of those marriages produced a total of 5 children. His first marriage to Eleanor Thatcher lasted less than a month and produced no children. His second marriage to Merle Dean Crain lasted 11 years before ending in divorce, and produced 2 children, a son, Johnny, and a daughter, Marlene. His third marriage, which lasted 5 years and also ended in divorce, was to singer Marion Hutton and produced a son, photojournalist Peter Hemming. His fourth marriage to performer Reiko Hashimoto lasted nearly 30 years until his death. They had two children together, film composer Robert Douglas and studio technician Timothy Douglas.
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- SpousesReiko Douglas(October 24, 1960 - January 31, 1989) (his death, 2 children)Marion Hutton(July 15, 1949 - November 20, 1954) (divorced, 1 child)Merle Dean Crain(September 25, 1937 - June 1949) (divorced, 2 children)Eleanor Thatcher(August 14, 1936 - August 27, 1936) (divorced)
- ChildrenJohn Douglas CrickardMarlene Jeanette CrickardTimothy DouglasRobert DouglasPeter Hemming
- Following his marriage to Japanese acrobatic dancer Reiko Hashimoto in 1960, the couple became regulars on the late-night TV talk show circuit, billed simply as "Jack Douglas and Reiko". They also played numerous clubs together and had two children, film composer Robert Douglas and studio technician Timothy Douglas.
- Ex brother-in-law of Betty Hutton.
- Douglas won the 1955 Primetime Emmy Award for best-written comedy material.
- Had one son with wife Marion Hutton: Peter Hemming.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6740 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
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