William Jacobs

from Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William Jacobs (October 31, 1887 - September 30, 1953) was an American screenwriter and producer for Warner Bros. He wrote 13 Hollywood movies and produced 59 more, including musicals.

Jacobs joined Warner Bros. as a screenwriter in 1934. From 1938 to his death he produced movies for the studio. Movies he produced include Calamity Jane (1953), Christmas in Connecticut (1945), and Tea for Two (1950).

William Jacobs died in 1953 in Beverly Hills, California, at age 65.

Timeline

1953Aged 66

  • Poster for By the Light of the Silvery Moon

    Producer

  • Poster for Calamity Jane

    Producer

1952Aged 65

  • Poster for About Face

    Producer

  • Poster for April in Paris

    Producer

1951Aged 64

  • Poster for Lullaby of Broadway

    Producer

  • Poster for On Moonlight Bay

    Producer

  • Poster for Close to My Heart

    Producer

1950Aged 63

  • Poster for Montana

    Producer

  • Poster for The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

    Producer

  • Poster for Tea for Two

    Producer

  • Poster for Rocky Mountain

    Producer

1949Aged 62

  • Poster for Look for the Silver Lining

    Producer

1948Aged 61

  • Poster for April Showers

    Producer

  • Poster for Whiplash

    Producer

1947Aged 60

  • Poster for The Beast with Five Fingers

    Producer

  • Poster for Nora Prentiss

    Producer

  • Poster for Love and Learn

    Producer

  • Poster for My Wild Irish Rose

    Producer

1946Aged 59

  • Poster for Shadow of a Woman

    Producer

  • Poster for The Verdict

    Producer

  • Poster for Never Say Goodbye

    Producer

1945Aged 58

  • Poster for Conflict

    Producer

  • Poster for Christmas in Connecticut

    Producer

  • Poster for Danger Signal

    Producer

  • Poster for Too Young to Know

    Producer

1944Aged 57

  • Poster for Shine on Harvest Moon

    Producer

  • Poster for Crime by Night

    Producer

1943Aged 56

  • Poster for Wagon Wheels West

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Find the Blackmailer

    Producer

1942Aged 55

  • Poster for Always in My Heart

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for Murder in the Big House

    Producer

  • Poster for Escape from Crime

    Producer

  • Poster for The Hidden Hand

    Associate Producer

1941Aged 54

  • Poster for The Great Mr. Nobody

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for Shadows on the Stairs

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for Here Comes Happiness

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for A Shot in the Dark

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for The Nurse's Secret

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for Underground

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for Passage from Hong Kong

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for Nine Lives Are Not Enough

    Associate Producer

1940Aged 53

  • Poster for Ladies Must Live

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for River's End

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for Money and the Woman

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for Flowing Gold

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for South of Suez

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for Father Is A Prince

    Associate Producer

  • Poster for She Couldn't Say No

    Producer

1938Aged 51

  • Poster for Sergeant Murphy

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Penrod and His Twin Brother

    Screenplay

1937Aged 50

  • Poster for Dance Charlie Dance

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Talent Scout

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Over the Goal

    Screenplay

1936Aged 49

  • Poster for Song of the Saddle

    Story

  • Poster for Treachery Rides the Range

    Screenplay

  • Poster for The Big Noise

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Hot Money

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Down the Stretch

    Story

  • Poster for Isle of Fury

    Screenplay

1935Aged 48

  • Poster for Unwelcome Stranger

    Story

  • Poster for Swellhead

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Moonlight on the Prairie

    Story

1933Aged 46

  • Poster for Night of Terror

    Writer

1929Aged 42

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