James V. Kern
Directing
Born 1909-09-22
Died 1966-11-09
New York City, New York, USA
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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 Yacht Club Boys quartet, with whom he appeared in several motion pictures.
He became a screenwriter and later a director. In film, he directed mainly "B" pictures, but after he moved to television, he directed hundreds of series episodes. He was one of the house directors on I Love Lucy in the 1950s. He directed My Three Sons for most of two seasons in the 1960s. When he died suddenly of a heart attack at age 57, several episodes of the show remained only partially completed for the 1966/67 season, so director James Sheldon was brought in by series producers to round out the season.
He joined ASCAP in 1955. His popular-song compositions include "Easy Street," "Lover, Lover," "Little Red Fox," and "Shut the Door."
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Filmography
Directing
29 credits
The Donna Reed Show
Maverick
I Love Lucy
My Three Sons
Bourbon Street Beat
Sugarfoot
77 Sunset Strip
My Favorite Martian
The Millionaire
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Pete and Gladys
The Gale Storm Show
Hey, Jeannie!
The Ann Sothern Show
Date with the Angels
Conflict
General Electric Theater
The Second Woman
Those Whiting Girls
Two Tickets to Broadway
Never Say Goodbye
The Doughgirls
New Comedy Showcase
April Showers
Stallion Road
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Jack Benny Christmas Show
Movieland Magic
Lum and Abner Abroad
Writing
13 credits
General Electric Theater
Thank Your Lucky Stars
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Never Say Goodbye
The Doughgirls
You'll Find Out
Shine on Harvest Moon
East Side of Heaven
If I Had My Way
Her Kind of Man
That's Right – You're Wrong
Look Who's Laughing
Playmates
Acting
4 credits
Producing
1 credit
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