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Jack Roberts(1912-1980)

  • Writer
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Jack Roberts was born on 3 February 1912. He was a writer, known for A Man's World (1942), When You're Smiling (1950) and Catalina Interlude (1948). He died on 13 March 1980 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
BornFebruary 3, 1912
DiedMarch 13, 1980(68)
BornFebruary 3, 1912
DiedMarch 13, 1980(68)
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Known for

Marguerite Chapman, Larry Parks, and William Wright in A Man's World (1942)
A Man's World
6.2
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1942
Jerome Courtland and Frankie Laine in When You're Smiling (1950)
When You're Smiling
6.9
Movie
  • Writer(as John R. Roberts)
  • 1950
Jimmy Dorsey in Catalina Interlude (1948)
Catalina Interlude
Short
  • Writer
  • 1948
Gypsy Holiday
Short
  • Writer
  • 1948

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Writer

  • Rory Calhoun in The Texan (1958)
    The Texan
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • story
    • teleplay (as John R. Roberts) ...
    • 1958–1960
  • Citizen Soldier
    8.2
    TV Series
    • written by (as John R. Roberts)
    • 1956–1957
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    8.0
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • story (as John R. Roberts)
    • 1956
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • original story
    • 1953–1954
  • The Screen Writer
    6.3
    Short
    • adaptation (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Jerome Courtland and Frankie Laine in When You're Smiling (1950)
    When You're Smiling
    6.9
    • original story and screenplay (as John R. Roberts)
    • 1950
  • The Soundman (1950)
    The Soundman
    6.1
    Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • California's Golden Beginning
    Short
    • story
    • 1948
  • Jimmy Dorsey in Catalina Interlude (1948)
    Catalina Interlude
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 1948
  • Big Sister Blues
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 1948
  • Tropical Masquerade
    Short
    • writer
    • 1948
  • Gypsy Holiday
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1948
  • Samba-Mania (1948)
    Samba-Mania
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1948
  • Jingle, Jangle, Jingle (1948)
    Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 1948
  • Paris in the Spring
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 1947

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • John R. Roberts
  • Born
    • February 3, 1912
  • Died
    • March 13, 1980
    • Palm Springs, California, USA

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