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William Jacobs(1887-1953)

  • Producer
  • Writer
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William Jacobs was born on 31 October 1887 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Sergeant Murphy (1938), Joyeux Noël dans le Connecticut (1945) and Swellhead (1935). He was married to Sadie. He died on 30 September 1953 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 31, 1887
DiedSeptember 30, 1953(65)
BornOctober 31, 1887
DiedSeptember 30, 1953(65)
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Known for

Sergeant Murphy (1938)
Sergeant Murphy
5.1
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1938
Barbara Stanwyck, Sydney Greenstreet, and Dennis Morgan in Joyeux Noël dans le Connecticut (1945)
Joyeux Noël dans le Connecticut
7.3
Movie
  • Producer
  • 1945
Swellhead (1935)
Swellhead
5.2
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1935
Doris Day and Howard Keel in La blonde du Far-West (1953)
La blonde du Far-West
7.2
Movie
  • Producer
  • 1953

Credits

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Producer

  • Doris Day and Howard Keel in La blonde du Far-West (1953)
    La blonde du Far-West
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1953
  • La maîtresse de papa (1953)
    La maîtresse de papa
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1953
  • Doris Day, Ray Bolger, and Claude Dauphin in Avril à Paris (1952)
    Avril à Paris
    5.9
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1952
  • La collégienne en folie (1952)
    La collégienne en folie
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Eddie Bracken and Gordon MacRae in About Face (1952)
    About Face
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Gene Tierney and Ray Milland in Close to My Heart (1951)
    Close to My Heart
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1951
  • Dolores Castle, Virginia Gibson, Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, Gene Nelson, and Lucille Norman in Elle cherche un millionnaire (1951)
    Elle cherche un millionnaire
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1951
  • Doris Day and Gordon MacRae in Le bal du printemps (1951)
    Le bal du printemps
    6.9
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1951
  • Doris Day and Gene Nelson in Escale à Broadway (1951)
    Escale à Broadway
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1951
  • Errol Flynn and Patrice Wymore in La révolte des dieux rouges (1950)
    La révolte des dieux rouges
    6.7
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1950
  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Billy De Wolfe, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, S.Z. Sakall, and Patrice Wymore in No, No, Nanette (1950)
    No, No, Nanette
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1950
  • June Haver and Gordon MacRae in The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
    6.5
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1950
  • Errol Flynn and Alexis Smith in Montana (1950)
    Montana
    6.1
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1950
  • Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, and Seabiscuit in The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
    The Story of Seabiscuit
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Ray Bolger and June Haver in Le grand tourbillon (1949)
    Le grand tourbillon
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1949

Writer

  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Billy De Wolfe, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, S.Z. Sakall, and Patrice Wymore in No, No, Nanette (1950)
    No, No, Nanette
    6.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Robert Shayne in Wagon Wheels West (1943)
    Wagon Wheels West
    6.0
    Short
    • original story and screenplay
    • 1943
  • Billy Mauch and Robert J. Mauch in Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)
    Penrod and His Twin Brother
    5.9
    • screen play by
    • 1938
  • Sergeant Murphy (1938)
    Sergeant Murphy
    5.1
    • screen play
    • 1938
  • William Hopper and June Travis in Over the Goal (1937)
    Over the Goal
    4.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1937
  • Fred Lawrence, Jeanne Madden, and Donald Woods in Talent Scout (1937)
    Talent Scout
    5.2
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • Stuart Erwin, Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins, and Jean Muir in Dance Charlie Dance (1937)
    Dance Charlie Dance
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • George Brent and Beverly Roberts in La loi de la forêt (1937)
    La loi de la forêt
    5.7
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, and Wini Shaw in Smart Blonde (1936)
    Smart Blonde
    6.5
    • contributor to dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Humphrey Bogart and Donald Woods in Île de furie (1936)
    Île de furie
    5.5
    • screen play
    • 1936
  • Mickey Rooney, Willie Best, Patricia Ellis, and Dennis Moore in Down the Stretch (1936)
    Down the Stretch
    5.7
    • story and screenplay
    • 1936
  • Hot Money (1936)
    Hot Money
    6.0
    • screen play by
    • 1936
  • Warren Hull, Guy Kibbee, Bruce Mitchell, Howard M. Mitchell, Pat O'Malley, and Marie Wilson in The Big Noise (1936)
    The Big Noise
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Dick Foran and Paula Stone in Treachery Rides the Range (1936)
    Treachery Rides the Range
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1936
  • Dick Foran in Song of the Saddle (1936)
    Song of the Saddle
    6.0
    • screen play by
    • story by
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 31, 1887
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • September 30, 1953
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Sadie? - September 30, 1953 (his death)
  • Other works
    Story: "Boss of the Bar B Ranch" (filmed as Moonlight on the Prairie (1935))

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    Jacobs' widow Sadie died on January 15, 1959.

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