John English(1903-1969)

Director
Editor
Writer

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John English was born on 25 June 1903 in Cumbria, England, UK. He was a director and editor, known for Captain America (1944), Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940) and Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941). He was married to Nina ?. He died on 11 October 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Lorna Gray and Dick Purcell in Captain America (1944)

Captain America

5.2

Director

1944

Eduardo Ciannelli, Ella Neal, and Robert Wilcox in Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)

Mysterious Doctor Satan

7.2

Director

1940

Tom Tyler in Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

Adventures of Captain Marvel

7.1

Director

1941

Richard Arlen, Stanley Ridges, and Lynne Roberts in The Phantom Speaks (1945)

The Phantom Speaks

5.8

Director

1945

Credits

Director

Western von gestern
8.0
TV Series
- Director (directed by)
- 1978
Lost Island of Kioga
TV Movie
- director: archive footage
- 1966
Dr. Satan's Robot
6.1
TV Movie
- director: archive footage
- 1966
Laredo
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1966
Lassie
6.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1957–1966
A Man Called Shenandoah
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1965
Moment of Fear
5.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1965
Daniel Boone
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1964–1965
Gunsmoke
8.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1963
Le Virginien
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1963
La route des rodéos
8.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1963
Frontier Circus
7.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1961–1962
Thriller
8.2
TV Series
- Director
- 1962
The Bob Cummings Show
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1961
Perry Mason
8.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1961

Editor

The Traitor
5.6
- Editor
- 1936
Ghost Patrol
4.5
- Editor (as Jack English)
- 1936
The Lion's Den
5.9
- Editor
- 1936
Aces and Eights
5.4
- Editor (as Jack English)
- 1936
Crashing Through Danger
4.7
- Editor (as Jack English)
- 1936
Lightnin' Bill Carson
6.0
- Editor (as Jack English)
- 1936
Trails of the Wild
5.6
- Editor (as Jack English)
- 1935
Code of the Mounted
5.3
- Editor
- 1935
Wilderness Mail
6.1
- Editor (as Jack English)
- 1935
Northern Frontier
5.8
- Editor (as Jack English)
- 1935
Petting Preferred
Short
- Editor (as Jack English)
- 1934
No More Bridge!
7.3
Short
- Editor (as Jack English)
- 1934
A Circus Hoodoo
Short
- Editor (as Jack English)
- 1934
Just an Echo
Short
- Editor (as Jack English)
- 1934
A Roaming Romeo
Short
- Editor (as Jack English)
- 1933

Writer

Personal details

Alternative names
- Jack English
Born
- June 25, 1903
- Cumbria, England, UK
Died
- October 11, 1969
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse
- Nina ?
Other works
Unsold pilot: Directed a pilot for a proposed series from 20th Century-Fox called "Hangtree Inn".
Publicity listings
- 3 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
Second-feature director, began his directing career at Republic in 1935 then moved to Columbia, eventually partnering with director William Witney to make what many serial aficionados regard as the best serials to ever come out of Hollywood. Went over to Columbia Pictures, where he was under contract from 1947--51, making many Gene Autry westerns. From the 1960s worked as director for episodic television.

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When did John English die?
October 11, 1969
How old was John English when he died?
66 years old
Where did John English die?
Los Angeles, California, USA
When was John English born?
June 25, 1903
Where was John English born?
Cumbria, England, UK

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