- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Morfit Kirkland
- Jack Kirkland was born on July 25, 1900 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for Aller et retour (1935), Heads Up (1930) and Aventure à Manhattan (1936). He was married to Nancy Hoadley, Haila Stoddard, Julie Laird, Jayne Shadduck and Nancy Carroll. He died on February 22, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesNancy Hoadley(March 14, 1948 - February 22, 1969) (his death, 2 children)Haila Stoddard(April 3, 1938 - September 2, 1947) (divorced, 2 children)Julie Laird(December 13, 1936 - March 25, 1937) (divorced)Jayne Shadduck(March 23, 1934 - July 29, 1935) (divorced)Nancy Carroll(June 1924 - June 3, 1931) (divorced)
- Children
- Father of ballerina-actress-author Gelsey Kirkland.
- His play, "Tobacco Road", at the American Blues Theater in Chicago, Illinois, was nominated for a 2010 Joseph Jefferson Award for Production of a Play.
- Survived by his widow, Nancy Hoadley; two sons, Christopher and Marshall; four daughters, Mrs. Patricia Bevan, Mrs. Robin MacDonald, Johnna Kirkland and Gelsey.
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