Biography

Jack Townley(1896-1960)

Writer
Director
Script and Continuity Department

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Jack Townley was born on 3 March 1896 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Guilty Parents (1934), The Pittsburgh Kid (1941) and Puddin' Head (1941). He died on 15 October 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Guilty Parents (1934)

5.7

Writer

1934

Veda Ann Borg, Billy Conn, and Jean Parker in The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)

The Pittsburgh Kid

7.3

Director

1941

Judy Canova, Francis Lederer, and Raymond Walburn in Puddin' Head (1941)

6.2

Writer

1941

Mary Castle, Leo Gorcey, and Huntz Hall in Crashing Las Vegas (1956)

Crashing Las Vegas

5.7

Writer

1956

Credits

Writer

Up in Smoke
5.7
- screenplay by
- 1957
Combat sans merci
6.3
- written by
- 1957
La Sorcière du diable
4.8
- written by
- 1957
Hot Shots
5.5
- screenplay
- story
- 1956
The Millionaire
7.8
TV Series
- from a story by
- written by
- 1955–1956
Crashing Las Vegas
5.7
- screenplay by
- story by
- 1956
Buffalo Bill, Jr.
7.3
TV Series
- teleplay
- 1955
Annie Oakley
7.2
TV Series
- writer
- written by
- 1954–1955
The Abbott and Costello Show
8.1
TV Series
- writer
- 1953–1954
L'Héritière indomptée
6.5
- story
- 1954
The Fabulous Senorita
6.6
- screenplay
- story
- 1952
Oklahoma Annie
5.2
- screenplay
- story
- 1952
Havana Rose
6.7
- screenplay
- 1951
Honeychile
6.0
- screenplay
- 1951
The Range Rider
7.5
TV Series
- Writer
- 1951–1953

Director

Script and Continuity Department

Personal details

Height
- 1.84 m
Born
- March 3, 1896
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died
- October 15, 1960
- Los Angeles, California, USA

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Salary
- Havana Rose
  (1951)
  $5,000

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