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Will Jason(1910-1970)

  • Director
  • Music Department
  • Writer
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Entering the film industry at age 13, Will Jason performed a variety of jobs, including scoring several films, before turning to directing. His output was mostly routine, consisting of low-budget horror movies, light comedies and an "Arabian Nights" adventure or two. Unlike many B directors, though, Jason often produced his own films. He was the brother of director Leigh Jason.
BornJune 23, 1910
DiedFebruary 10, 1970(59)
BornJune 23, 1910
DiedFebruary 10, 1970(59)
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Known for

Woody Allen and Mira Sorvino in Maudite Aphrodite (1995)
Maudite Aphrodite
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)")
  • 1995
Warren Mills, Noel Neill, June Preisser, and Freddie Stewart in Campus Sleuth (1948)
Campus Sleuth
6.2
  • Director
  • 1948
Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart in The Upside - Seconde Chance (2017)
The Upside - Seconde Chance
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)")
  • 2017
Dorothy Dandridge, Vivian Dandridge, Etta Jones, Phil Moore, Cats and the Fiddle, and The Dandridge Sisters in Snow Gets in Your Eyes (1938)
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
5.6
Short
  • Director
  • 1938

Credits

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Director



  • Shotgun Slade (1959)
    Shotgun Slade
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • The Big Story (1949)
    The Big Story
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1953–1957
  • Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
    Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Ethel Barrymore Theater
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Treasury Men in Action (1950)
    Treasury Men in Action
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1952–1955
  • The Whistler (1954)
    The Whistler
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1954–1955
  • Woody Strode in Mandrake the Magician (1954)
    Mandrake the Magician
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Short Short Dramas (1952)
    Short Short Dramas
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1952–1953
  • Paul Henreid, Jeff Donnell, Helen Gilbert, and Elena Verdugo in La revanche d'Ali Baba (1952)
    La revanche d'Ali Baba
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Tommy Dorsey, Tom Drake, Jane Nigh, Michael O'Shea, and Ginny Simms in Disc Jockey (1951)
    Disc Jockey
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Margaret Field, Richard Grayson, and Marta Mitrovich in Chain of Circumstance (1951)
    Chain of Circumstance
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Harlem Globetrotters (1951)
    Harlem Globetrotters
    6.1
    • Director (basketball sequences)
    • 1951
  • Roddy McDowall, Spade Cooley, Ken Curtis, Tommy Doss, James Ellison, Hugh Farr, Karl Farr, Shug Fisher, Russell Hayden, Adele Jergens, Richard Lane, Lloyd Perryman, Sons of the Pioneers, Chuy Reyes, Barbara Wooddell, Chuy Reyes' Orchestra, and Virginia McPherson in Everybody's Dancin' (1950)
    Everybody's Dancin'
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Kazan (1949)
    Kazan
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Ted Donaldson, Ann Doran, John Litel, Sharyn Moffett, and Flame in Rusty Leads the Way (1948)
    Rusty Leads the Way
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1948

Music Department



  • Dixie Dunbar in Once Over Lightly (1938)
    Once Over Lightly
    5.2
    Short
    • lyricist
    • lyrics and music
    • 1938
  • Louis Hayward and Kay Sutton in The Saint in New York (1938)
    The Saint in New York
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • The Canary Comes Across
    6.0
    Short
    • original music
    • 1938
  • Some Time Soon
    6.3
    Short
    • composer: songs
    • 1937
  • Johnny Downs and Sally Sweet in Nifty Nurses (1934)
    Nifty Nurses
    6.9
    Short
    • songs
    • 1934
  • Bruce Cabot, William Gaxton, Huntley Gordon, Julie Haydon, Kay Johnson, Ralph Morgan, Zasu Pitts, and Slim Summerville in Their Big Moment (1934)
    Their Big Moment
    5.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Stuart Erwin and Pert Kelton in Bachelor Bait (1934)
    Bachelor Bait
    6.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Dorothy Lee, Thelma Todd, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
    Cockeyed Cavaliers
    6.4
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1934
  • Apples to You! (1934)
    Apples to You!
    5.9
    Short
    • musical score (as William Jason)
    • 1934
  • Humphrey Bogart, Sidney Fox, O.P. Heggie, Henry Hull, and Lynne Overman in Midnight (1934)
    Midnight
    5.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • So This Is Harris (1933)
    So This Is Harris
    5.6
    Short
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1933
  • Marceline Day in Paradise Island (1930)
    Paradise Island
    4.6
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1930

Writer



  • Quiz Biz
    5.3
    Short
    • story
    • 1941
  • Dixie Dunbar in Once Over Lightly (1938)
    Once Over Lightly
    5.2
    Short
    • original story
    • 1938
  • Dorothy Dandridge, Vivian Dandridge, Etta Jones, Phil Moore, Cats and the Fiddle, and The Dandridge Sisters in Snow Gets in Your Eyes (1938)
    Snow Gets in Your Eyes
    5.6
    Short
    • original story
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • The Canary Comes Across
    6.0
    Short
    • original story
    • 1938
  • Carnival in Paris (1937)
    Carnival in Paris
    5.7
    Short
    • original story by
    • 1937
  • Some Time Soon
    6.3
    Short
    • original story
    • 1937
  • A Girl's Best Years
    5.3
    Short
    • story
    • 1936
  • No Place Like Rome
    5.7
    Short
    • story
    • 1936
  • Aimez, je le veux (1936)
    Aimez, je le veux
    6.2
    Short
    • story
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • William Jason
  • Born
    • June 23, 1910
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 10, 1970
    • Guadalajara, Mexico(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Selena Stuben? - February 10, 1970 (his death, 3 children)
  • Relatives
    • Leigh Jason(Sibling)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    After his death, his widow, Selena Jason (Stuben) re-married Ray Nazarro. Ray called Selena to express his condolences upon hearing of Will's death and the two instantly hit it off and were married within 6 months.

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