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Jack Lait(1883-1954)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Lait was the editor of the "New York Daily and Sunday Mirror" and was known as one of the leading newspapermen of the era. He later worked as an executive for the Hearst newspapers. In 1953 he was confined to his home with a circulatory ailment which eventually took his life. Writer of five plays that appeared on Broadway.
BornMarch 13, 1883
DiedApril 1, 1954(71)
BornMarch 13, 1883
DiedApril 1, 1954(71)
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Known for

Olive Borden in Virgin Lips (1928)
Virgin Lips
  • Writer
  • 1928
New York confidentiel (1955)
New York confidentiel
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1955
Brian Keith, Linda Brent, and Beverly Garland in Chicago Confidential (1957)
Chicago Confidential
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1957
Wallace Reid in L'aventure de David Strong (1919)
L'aventure de David Strong
3.9
  • Writer
  • 1919

Credits

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  • Lee Tracy in New York Confidential (1959)
    New York Confidential
    5.7
    TV Series
    • book
    • 1959
  • Brian Keith, Linda Brent, and Beverly Garland in Chicago Confidential (1957)
    Chicago Confidential
    6.1
    • book
    • 1957
  • New York confidentiel (1955)
    New York confidentiel
    7.0
    • suggested by the book
    • 1955
  • Truth Aches
    Short
    • writer
    • 1939
  • Home Boner
    7.2
    Short
    • writer
    • 1939
  • Marguerite Churchill in La dame sans logis (1933)
    La dame sans logis
    6.1
    • novel
    • 1933
  • Ricardo Cortez and Helen Twelvetrees in Chicago (1931)
    Chicago
    6.2
    • novel "Put On the Spot"
    • 1931
  • Boy Wanted
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1929
  • Olive Borden in Virgin Lips (1928)
    Virgin Lips
    • story
    • 1928
  • Esther Ralston in Ten Modern Commandments (1927)
    Ten Modern Commandments
    • story
    • 1927
  • Jacqueline Logan and Charles Nungesser in Le vainqueur du ciel (1925)
    Le vainqueur du ciel
    • story "The Great Air Mail Robbery"
    • 1925
  • Florence Dixon, Julia Swayne Gordon, Hedda Hopper, and Margaret Seddon in Women Men Marry (1922)
    Women Men Marry
    • titles
    • 1922
  • Wallace Reid in L'aventure de David Strong (1919)
    L'aventure de David Strong
    3.9
    • play "One of Us"
    • 1919
  • The Black Stork (1917)
    The Black Stork
    4.3
    • scenario
    • 1917
  • Lois Meredith in Help Wanted (1915)
    Help Wanted
    • play
    • 1915

Actor



  • Jack Oakie in Madison Square Garden (1932)
    Madison Square Garden
    7.0
    • Jack Lait - Columnist
    • 1932

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 13, 1883
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 1, 1954
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(circulatory disease)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "Help Wanted", produced on Broadway. Directed by T. Daniel Frawley. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 11 Feb 1914-May 1914 (closing date unknown/92 performances). Cast included: Charles A. Abbe, Katherine Emmett, John Miltern, Charles Ruggles, Vivian Rushmore. Produced by Oliver Morosco.
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