Person
William Jacobs
Production · 1887–1953 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Jacobs (October 31, 1887 - September 30, 1953) was an American screenwriter and producer for Warner Bros. He wrote 13 Hollywood movies and produced 59 more, including musicals. Jacobs joined Warner Bros. as a screenwriter in 1934. From 1938 to his death he produced movies for the studio. Movies he produced include Calamity Jane (1953), Christmas in Connecticut (1945), and Tea for Two (1950). William Jacobs died in 1953 in Beverly Hills, California, at age 65.
Known for
Calamity Jane
Producer
Unwelcome Stranger
Story
Christmas in Connecticut
Producer
Always in My Heart
Associate Producer
Isle of Fury
Screenplay
The Verdict
Producer
Close to My Heart
Producer
Swellhead
Screenplay
Father Is A Prince
Associate Producer
Lullaby of Broadway
Producer
Filmography
- 1953Calamity JaneProducer
- 1953By the Light of the Silvery MoonProducer
- 1952April in ParisProducer
- 1952About FaceProducer
- 1951Close to My HeartProducer
- 1951On Moonlight BayProducer
- 1951Lullaby of BroadwayProducer
- 1950Rocky MountainProducer
- 1950Tea for TwoProducer
- 1950The Daughter of Rosie O'GradyProducer
- 1950MontanaProducer
- 1949Look for the Silver LiningProducer
- 1948WhiplashProducer
- 1948April ShowersProducer
- 1947My Wild Irish RoseProducer
- 1947Love and LearnProducer
- 1947Nora PrentissProducer
- 1946The VerdictProducer
- 1946Never Say GoodbyeProducer
- 1946Shadow of a WomanProducer
- 1945Too Young to KnowProducer
- 1945Danger SignalProducer
- 1945Christmas in ConnecticutProducer
- 1945ConflictProducer
- 1944Crime by NightProducer
- 1944Shine on Harvest MoonProducer
- 1943Find the BlackmailerProducer
- 1943Wagon Wheels WestOriginal Story
- 1942The Hidden HandAssociate Producer
- 1942Escape from CrimeProducer
- 1942Murder in the Big HouseProducer
- 1942Always in My HeartAssociate Producer
- 1941Nine Lives Are Not EnoughAssociate Producer
- 1941Passage from Hong KongAssociate Producer
- 1941UndergroundAssociate Producer
- 1941The Nurse's SecretAssociate Producer
- 1941A Shot in the DarkAssociate Producer
- 1941Here Comes HappinessAssociate Producer
- 1941Shadows on the StairsAssociate Producer
- 1941The Great Mr. NobodyAssociate Producer
- 1940She Couldn't Say NoProducer
- 1940Father Is A PrinceAssociate Producer
- 1940South of SuezAssociate Producer
- 1940Flowing GoldAssociate Producer
- 1940Money and the WomanAssociate Producer
- 1940River's EndAssociate Producer
- 1940Ladies Must LiveAssociate Producer
- 1938Penrod and His Twin BrotherScreenplay
- 1938Sergeant MurphyScreenplay
- 1937Over the GoalScreenplay
- 1937Talent ScoutScreenplay
- 1937Dance Charlie DanceScreenplay
- 1936Isle of FuryScreenplay
- 1936Down the StretchScreenplay
- 1936Hot MoneyScreenplay
- 1936The Big NoiseScreenplay
- 1936Treachery Rides the RangeStory
- 1936Song of the SaddleStory
- 1935Moonlight on the PrairieStory
- 1935SwellheadScreenplay
- 1935Unwelcome StrangerStory
- 1933Night of TerrorWriter
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