James V. Kern

American actor, film director and screenwriter (1909-1966)

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New York City, New York, USA

James V. Kern (September 22, 1909, New York City, New York – November 9, 1966, Encino, California) was an American singer, songwriter, screenwriter, actor, and director. Educated at the Fordham Law School, Kern worked for a while as an attorney. He sang with the George Olsen Trio, and appeared with the Olsen orchestra in the musical Good News. From 1927 to 1939, he sang with and wrote for the…

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Thrill of a Lifetime — Jimmie1937
Artists & Models — Yacht Club Boys Member1937
The Singing Kid — The Yacht Club Boys Member1936
Pigskin Parade — The Yacht Club Boys1936

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1885-01-27
Active to: 1945-11-11

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Instance of: human
Given name: James
Family name: Kern
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Place of death: Encino
Occupation: screenwriter
Educated at: Fordham University School of Law
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Instrument: voice

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cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
date of death: 1966-11-09
date of birth: 1909-09-22
writing language: English language
place of burial: San Fernando Mission Cemetery

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