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Jerome Cady(1903-1948)

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Jerome Cady was born on 15 August 1903 in Cabell County, West Virginia, USA. He was a writer, known for Call Northside 777 (1948), Wing and a Prayer (1944) and Five Came Back (1939). He died on 7 November 1948 in Avalon, California, USA.
BornAugust 15, 1903
DiedNovember 7, 1948(45)
BornAugust 15, 1903
DiedNovember 7, 1948(45)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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James Stewart, Richard Conte, and Joanne De Bergh in Call Northside 777 (1948)
Call Northside 777
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1948
Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, Charles Bickford, and William Eythe in Wing and a Prayer (1944)
Wing and a Prayer
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1944
Lucille Ball, John Carradine, Wendy Barrie, Joseph Calleia, Allen Jenkins, Patric Knowles, Chester Morris, Elisabeth Risdon, C. Aubrey Smith, and Kent Taylor in Five Came Back (1939)
Five Came Back
7.1
  • Writer(as Jerry Cady)
  • 1939
Rhonda Fleming and Dick Powell in Cry Danger (1951)
Cry Danger
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1951

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  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer (1948 screenplay Call Northside 777)
    • 1957
  • Rhonda Fleming and Dick Powell in Cry Danger (1951)
    Cry Danger
    7.3
    • from a story by
    • 1951
  • Rory Calhoun, Coleen Gray, and Mark Stevens in Sand (1949)
    Sand
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • James Stewart, Richard Conte, and Joanne De Bergh in Call Northside 777 (1948)
    Call Northside 777
    7.4
    • screen play
    • 1948
  • Those Who Came Back (1948)
    Those Who Came Back
    6.2
    • original story
    • 1948
  • Forever Amber (1947)
    Forever Amber
    6.5
    • adaptation
    • 1947
  • Peggy Ann Garner, Edmund Gwenn, Lon McCallister, and Reginald Owen in Thunder in the Valley (1947)
    Thunder in the Valley
    7.3
    • screenplay (as Jerry Cady)
    • 1947
  • Pat O'Brien, Ellen Drew, and Adolphe Menjou in Man Alive (1945)
    Man Alive
    5.4
    • story (as Jerry Cady)
    • 1945
  • Lynn Bari and Fred MacMurray in Captain Eddie (1945)
    Captain Eddie
    5.9
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1945
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    Winged Victory
    6.3
    • adaptation (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, Charles Bickford, and William Eythe in Wing and a Prayer (1944)
    Wing and a Prayer
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1944
  • Lois Andrews, Preston Foster, Victor McLaglen, and Kent Taylor in Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)
    Roger Touhy, Gangster
    6.9
    • screenplay (as Jerry Cady)
    • 1944
  • Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Don 'Red' Barry, John Craven, Farley Granger, Sam Levene, Richard Loo, Kevin O'Shea, and Charles Russell in The Purple Heart (1944)
    The Purple Heart
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Anthony Quinn, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Preston Foster, and Lloyd Nolan in Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
    Guadalcanal Diary
    6.6
    • adaptation (as Jerry Cady)
    • 1943
  • Kenny Baker, Belita, and Patricia Morison in Silver Skates (1943)
    Silver Skates
    5.2
    • original screenplay by (as Jerry Cady)
    • 1943

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  • Alternative name
    • Jerry Cady
  • Born
    • August 15, 1903
    • Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • November 7, 1948
    • Avalon, California, USA

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    Died from an overdose of sleeping pills on his yacht off Catalina Island.

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