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Jack McGowan(1894-1977)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Jack McGowan was born on 12 January 1894 in Muskegon, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Divorce en musique (1941), L'amiral mène la danse (1936) and Sitting Pretty (1933). He died on 28 May 1977 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 12, 1894
DiedMay 28, 1977(83)
BornJanuary 12, 1894
DiedMay 28, 1977(83)
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Known for

Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Divorce en musique (1941)
Divorce en musique
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1941
Eleanor Powell in L'amiral mène la danse (1936)
L'amiral mène la danse
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1936
Ginger Rogers, Jack Haley, and Jack Oakie in Sitting Pretty (1933)
Sitting Pretty
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1933
Betty Hutton, Don DeFore, and Barry Fitzgerald in Le club des cigognes (1945)
Le club des cigognes
6.3
  • Writer(as John McGowan)
  • 1945

Credits

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Writer

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • libretto "Girl Crazy"
    • 1999
  • When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)
    When the Boys Meet the Girls
    4.8
    • play (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, Kathryn Grayson, and Peter Lawford in Tout le monde chante (1947)
    Tout le monde chante
    6.5
    • story (as John McGowan)
    • 1947
  • Betty Hutton, Don DeFore, and Barry Fitzgerald in Le club des cigognes (1945)
    Le club des cigognes
    6.3
    • screenplay (as John McGowan)
    • 1945
  • Lucille Ball in Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
    Ziegfeld Follies
    6.4
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Broadway Rhythm (1944)
    Broadway Rhythm
    5.9
    • story
    • 1944
  • Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Tommy Dorsey in Fou de girls (1943)
    Fou de girls
    6.8
    • musical play
    • 1943
  • Ben Blue, Rags Ragland, Red Skelton, and Ann Sothern in Panama Hattie (1942)
    Panama Hattie
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Divorce en musique (1941)
    Divorce en musique
    6.4
    • based on an original story by
    • screen play by
    • 1941
  • Judy Garland in Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
    Little Nellie Kelly
    6.3
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in Broadway qui danse (1940)
    Broadway qui danse
    7.3
    • original story by
    • 1940
  • Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Place au rythme (1939)
    Place au rythme
    6.3
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • Robert Taylor and Eleanor Powell in Le règne de la joie (1937)
    Le règne de la joie
    6.7
    • original story
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • Eleanor Powell in L'amiral mène la danse (1936)
    L'amiral mène la danse
    6.7
    • from a story by
    • screen play
    • 1936
  • Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody 1936: Naissance d'une étoile (1935)
    Broadway Melody 1936: Naissance d'une étoile
    6.7
    • screen play
    • 1935

Actor

  • The Kelly Gang (1920)
    The Kelly Gang
    6.6
    • Steve HArt
    • 1920
  • Taylor Holmes in Nothing But Lies (1920)
    Nothing But Lies
    • Allan Nigh
    • 1920
  • Viola Dana in La chasse aux maris (1919)
    La chasse aux maris
    • Vance Duncan
    • 1919
  • Viola Dana in Flower of the Dusk (1918)
    Flower of the Dusk
    • Roger Austin
    • 1918

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • John W. McGowan
  • Born
    • January 12, 1894
    • Muskegon, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • May 28, 1977
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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