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Jack White(1897-1984)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Jack White
Jack White was born on 2 March 1897 in Austria-Hungary. He was a producer and writer, known for Lovers' Delight (1929), A Pain in the Pullman (1936) and Million Dollar Melody (1933). He was married to Charlotte "Toni" Corsich and Pauline Starke. He died on 10 April 1984 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMarch 2, 1897
DiedApril 10, 1984(87)
BornMarch 2, 1897
DiedApril 10, 1984(87)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Lovers' Delight (1929)
Lovers' Delight
Short
  • Producer
  • 1929
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard in A Pain in the Pullman (1936)
A Pain in the Pullman
7.6
Short
  • Writer(as Preston Black)
  • 1936
Lillian Roth in Million Dollar Melody (1933)
Million Dollar Melody
Short
  • Producer
  • 1933
Lige Conley in Casey Jones, Jr. (1923)
Casey Jones, Jr.
Short
  • Producer
  • 1923

Credits

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Producer

  • Stroke of Genius
    Short
    • associate producer
    • 1938
  • North of Zero
    Short
    • producer
    • 1934
  • Pop's Pal (1933)
    Pop's Pal
    6.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Milton Berle in Poppin' the Cork (1933)
    Poppin' the Cork
    5.7
    Short
    • producer
    • 1933
  • The Good Bad Man (1933)
    The Good Bad Man
    3.0
    Short
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Lillian Roth in Million Dollar Melody (1933)
    Million Dollar Melody
    Short
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Rita Flynn, Ted O'Shea, Virginia Brooks, and Tut Mace in Hollywood Lights (1932)
    Hollywood Lights
    6.5
    Short
    • producer
    • 1932
  • Hollywood Luck
    Short
    • producer
    • 1932
  • Virginia Brooks in Queenie of Hollywood (1931)
    Queenie of Hollywood
    6.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 1931
  • Up Pops the Duke
    Short
    • producer
    • 1931
  • The Lure of Hollywood (1931)
    The Lure of Hollywood
    6.0
    Short
    • producer
    • 1931
  • George Chandler and Virginia Brooks in The Back Page (1931)
    The Back Page
    6.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 1931
  • Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931)
    Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
    4.4
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • The Shooting of Dan the Duck (1931)
    The Shooting of Dan the Duck
    Short
    • producer
    • 1931
  • The Love Bargain
    Short
    • producer
    • 1931

Writer

  • Joe Besser in Sappy Bull Fighters (1959)
    Sappy Bull Fighters
    5.3
    Short
    • written by
    • 1959
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, and Jules White in Flying Saucer Daffy (1958)
    Flying Saucer Daffy
    6.0
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • Sweet and Hot
    4.9
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • Pies and Guys (1958)
    Pies and Guys
    5.9
    Short
    • written by
    • 1958
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, Diana Darrin, Arline Hunter, and Harriette Tarler in Outer Space Jitters (1957)
    Outer Space Jitters
    5.7
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Rusty Romeos (1957)
    Rusty Romeos
    5.8
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • Guns a Poppin!
    5.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, Lorraine Crawford, Marilyn Hanold, and Harriette Tarler in Space Ship Sappy (1957)
    Space Ship Sappy
    5.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe Besser in Hoofs and Goofs (1957)
    Hoofs and Goofs
    5.1
    Short
    • story & screenplay
    • 1957
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, and Emil Sitka in Scheming Schemers (1956)
    Scheming Schemers
    6.7
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Rumpus in the Harem (1956)
    Rumpus in the Harem
    6.3
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Andy Goes Wild
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Flagpole Jitters (1956)
    Flagpole Jitters
    6.7
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Army Daze (1956)
    Army Daze
    5.6
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Creeps (1956)
    Creeps
    6.9
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1956

Director

  • Lodge Night
    6.6
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1937
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard in Back to the Woods (1937)
    Back to the Woods
    6.9
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1937
  • Stuck in the Sticks
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1937
  • The Super Snooper
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1937
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard in Grips, Grunts and Groans (1937)
    Grips, Grunts and Groans
    7.7
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1937
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard in Three Little Pigskins (1934)
    Slippery Silks
    7.5
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1936
  • Andy Clyde and Robert McKenzie in Love Comes to Mooneyville (1936)
    Love Comes to Mooneyville
    6.0
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1936
  • Billie Bellport in Fibbing Fibbers (1936)
    Fibbing Fibbers
    5.2
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1936
  • Am I Having Fun! (1936)
    Am I Having Fun!
    6.1
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1936
  • Mister Smarty
    7.2
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1936
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard in A Pain in the Pullman (1936)
    A Pain in the Pullman
    7.6
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1936
  • Disorder in the Court (1936)
    Disorder in the Court
    7.9
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black, directed by)
    • 1936
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard in Three Little Pigskins (1934)
    Half Shot Shooters
    7.2
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1936
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard in Ants in the Pantry (1936)
    Ants in the Pantry
    7.8
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1936
  • I Don't Remember
    5.9
    Short
    • Director (as Preston Black)
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Preston Black
  • Born
    • March 2, 1897
    • Austria-Hungary
  • Died
    • April 10, 1984
    • North Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Charlotte "Toni" Corsich1955 - ?
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 7 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Brother of directors Jules White and Sam White.
  • Nickname
    • Preston Black

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