James V. Kern

Director, Escritor, Actor, Productor

22 de septiembre de 1909 — 9 de noviembre de 1966 (57 años)
James V. Kern (September 22, 1909, New York City, New York – November 9, 1966, Encino, California) was an American singer, songwriter, screenwriter, actor, and director.

Educated at the Fordham Law School, Kern worked for a while as an attorney. He sang with the George Olsen Trio, and appeared with the Olsen orchestra in the musical Good News. From 1927 to 1939, he sang with and wrote for the Yacht Club Boys quartet, with whom he appeared in several motion pictures.

He became a screenwriter and later a director. In film, he directed mainly "B" pictures, but after he moved to television, he directed hundreds of series episodes. He was one of the house directors on I Love Lucy in the 1950s. He directed My Three Sons for most of two seasons in the 1960s. When he died suddenly of a heart attack at age 57, several episodes of the show remained only partially completed for the 1966/67 season, so director James Sheldon was brought in by series producers to round out the season.

He joined ASCAP in 1955. His popular-song compositions include "Easy Street," "Lover, Lover," "Little Red Fox," and "Shut the Door."

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Películas y series en Plex

  • Mi marciano favorito
    Mi marciano favorito3 seasons
  • La segunda mujer
    La segunda mujer1950
  • The Real McCoys
    The Real McCoys6 seasons

Conocido por

  • Te quiero, Lucy
    Te quiero, Lucy6 seasons
  • Mis tres hijos
    Mis tres hijos12 seasons
  • La segunda mujer
    La segunda mujer1950
  • El castillo de los misterios
    El castillo de los misterios1940
  • Nunca te alejes de mí
    Nunca te alejes de mí1946
  • Adorables estrellas
    Adorables estrellas1943
  • Mi marciano favorito
    Mi marciano favorito3 seasons
  • The Doughgirls
    The Doughgirls1944
  • Un toque de trompeta a medianoche
    Un toque de trompeta a medianoche1945
  • Luces de Broadway
    Luces de Broadway1951
  • Maverick
    Maverick5 seasons
  • The Joey Bishop Show
    The Joey Bishop Show4 seasons
  • April Showers
    April Showers1948
  • Playmates
    Playmates1941

Filmography

1946
Never Say Goodbye · as Screenplay
1945
1944
The Doughgirls · as Screenplay
1944
Shine on Harvest Moon · as Screenplay
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars · as Screenplay
1941
Playmates · as Screenplay
1940
You'll Find Out · as Screenplay
1939
1939

1938
Artists and Models Abroad · as Member - The Yacht Club Boys
1938
Cocoanut Grove · as Member Yacht Club Boys
1937
1937
Artist and Models · as Yacht Club Boys Member
1936
Pigskin Parade · as The Yacht Club Boys
1936
Stage Struck · as Member - The Yacht Club Boys
1936
The Singing Kid · as The Yacht Club Boys Member
1935
Thanks a Million · as Member, The Yacht Club Boys

1960
Pete and Gladys · as Associate Producer
1950
1950

1953
1946
Her Kind of Man · as Original Story
1941
1940
If I Had My Way · as Story