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Jack Murton(1898-1965)

  • Producer
  • Casting Department
  • Casting Director
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Jack Murton was born on 23 April 1898 in Illinois, USA. He was a producer and casting director, known for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), Kiss Me Deadly (1955) and Fangs of the Wild (1928). He died on 5 April 1965.
BornApril 23, 1898
DiedApril 5, 1965(66)
BornApril 23, 1898
DiedApril 5, 1965(66)
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Known for

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
8.0
  • Casting Director
  • 1962
Ralph Meeker in Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Kiss Me Deadly
7.5
  • Casting Department
  • 1955
Fangs of the Wild
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1928
The Swift Shadow
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Jack Merton)
  • 1927

Credits

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Producer

  • Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)
    The Loretta Young Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • executive producer
    • 1956–1959

Casting Department

  • Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)
    The New Loretta Young Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • casting
    • 1962–1963
  • Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)
    The Loretta Young Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • casting
    • 1960–1961
  • Jack Palance in Attack (1956)
    Attack
    7.4
    • casting supervisor
    • 1956
  • Jack Palance, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters, Wesley Addy, Ilka Chase, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Ida Lupino, and Everett Sloane in The Big Knife (1955)
    The Big Knife
    6.8
    • casting supervisor
    • 1955
  • Ralph Meeker in Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
    Kiss Me Deadly
    7.5
    • casting supervisor
    • 1955
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in The Exile (1947)
    The Exile
    6.6
    • casting (uncredited)
    • 1947

Casting Director

  • Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)
    The New Loretta Young Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1962
  • Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
    8.0
    • Casting Director
    • 1962
  • Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)
    The Loretta Young Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1960–1961
  • The Walking Target (1960)
    The Walking Target
    6.0
    • Casting Director
    • 1960
  • Patricia Blair and Ron Foster in Cage of Evil (1960)
    Cage of Evil
    5.5
    • Casting Director
    • 1960
  • The Ride Back (1957)
    The Ride Back
    6.6
    • Casting Director
    • 1957
  • Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges, Lee Van Cleef, Katy Jurado, Ian MacDonald, Robert J. Wilke, and Sheb Wooley in High Noon (1952)
    High Noon
    7.9
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • The Prowler (1951)
    The Prowler
    7.1
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Ginger Rogers in Heartbeat (1946)
    Heartbeat
    5.9
    • Casting Director
    • 1946
  • Carole Landis, George Murphy, Anne Shirley, and Benny Goodman and His Orchestra in The Powers Girl (1943)
    The Powers Girl
    6.5
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Harry Carey, Richard Carlson, Jean Parker, C. Aubrey Smith, Helen Vinson, and Charles Winninger in Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
    Beyond Tomorrow
    6.5
    • Casting Director
    • 1940

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Jack Merton
  • Born
    • April 23, 1898
    • Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • April 5, 1965

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