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- Birth nameHarold Hankins Hopper
- After moving to California in the 1930s, Jerry Hopper worked as an editor at Paramount Studios.
During World War II he joined the Army and worked as a combat photographer where he was awarded a Purple Heart.
After the war, Hopper returned to Hollywood where he graduated to directing. After working prolifically in film during the Fifties, Hopper switched to television where he went on to direct over 600 episodes before effectively retiring in the early 1970s.- IMDb mini biography by: Will Slater
- SpousesDorothy Ellis(December 12, 1979 - December 17, 1988) (his death)Winifred Joyce Robinson(June 22, 1949 - 1963) (divorced, 4 children)Marsha Hunt(November 23, 1938 - July 30, 1945) (divorced)
- Served as a combat photographer in the U.S. Army during World War II, earning himself a Purple Heart when he was wounded during the landing at Leyte in the Philippines.
- Was engaged to Martha Raye in 1937.
- Third wife Dorothy was a classically trained pianist who worked with several famous composers before her death.
- A former Paramount editor before becoming a director, he was the cousin of Glenda Farrell.
- Former radio writer and casting director. Directed films for Paramount and Universal in the 1950s. Subsequently worked in television.
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