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Jack Douglas(1909-1989)

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  • Script and Continuity Department
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Jack Douglas was married 4 times and 3 of those marriages produced a total of 5 children. His first marriage to Eleanor Thatcher lasted less than a month and produced no children. His second marriage to Merle Dean Crain lasted 11 years before ending in divorce, and produced 2 children, a son, Johnny, and a daughter, Marlene. His third marriage, which lasted 5 years and also ended in divorce, was to singer Marion Hutton and produced a son, photojournalist Peter Hemming. His fourth marriage to performer Reiko Hashimoto lasted nearly 30 years until his death. They had two children together, film composer Robert Douglas and studio technician Timothy Douglas.
BornJuly 17, 1909
DiedJanuary 31, 1989(79)
BornJuly 17, 1909
DiedJanuary 31, 1989(79)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Dick Martin and Dan Rowan in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer
The George Gobel Show (1954)
The George Gobel Show
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer
The Jonathan Winters Show (1956)
The Jonathan Winters Show
8.7
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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  • Martin Mull and Fred Willard in Fernwood Tonight (1977)
    Fernwood Tonight
    8.6
    TV Series
    • supervising writer
    • 1977
  • Edgar Bergen and Jack Paar in Jack Paar Tonite (1973)
    Jack Paar Tonite
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Dick Martin and Dan Rowan in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • additional material
    • 1969–1973
  • Mike and Bernie's Show
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1968
  • Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1963
  • Victor Borge's Comedy in Music III
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1958
  • Jack Paar in The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957)
    The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • The Jonathan Winters Show (1956)
    The Jonathan Winters Show
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1956
  • The Johnny Carson Show (1953)
    The Johnny Carson Show
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • The George Gobel Show (1954)
    The George Gobel Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 1954–1955
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
    The Colgate Comedy Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • additional material
    • writer
    • 1952–1953
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1951–1952
  • Broadway Open House (1950)
    Broadway Open House
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1951

Script and Continuity Department



  • Mike and Bernie's Show
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1968

Additional Crew



  • Startime (1959)
    Startime
    6.4
    TV Series
    • special material
    • 1960

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Jack & Reiko
  • Born
    • July 17, 1909
    • Lynbrook, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 31, 1989
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Reiko DouglasOctober 24, 1960 - January 31, 1989 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      John Douglas Crickard
  • Other works
    Book: "My Brother Was an Only Child".

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Following his marriage to Japanese acrobatic dancer Reiko Hashimoto in 1960, the couple became regulars on the late-night TV talk show circuit, billed simply as "Jack Douglas and Reiko". They also played numerous clubs together and had two children, film composer Robert Douglas and studio technician Timothy Douglas.

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