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Jean Yarbrough (1900–1975)

Director | Producer | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Yarbrough's career had a lot in common with his slightly older contemporary, William Beaudine: both began in silents, starting out in menial positions and eventually working their way up to director. Beaudine was at least once considered a promising talent--he directed Sparrows, one of Mary Pickford's biggest successes--but ultimately both became unabashed hacks... See more trivia »

Born:

Arthur Jean Wilker Yarbrough
in Marianna, Arkansas, USA

Died:

(age 74) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1970-1971 Adam-12 (TV series)
– Log 125: A Safe Job (1971)
– Log 104: The Bomb (1970)
 
1967-1970 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– Early Candle Lighten (1970)
– A Gift from Father Tapis (1970)
– The Man Who Planted Gold in California (1970)
– The Biggest Little Post Office in the World (1970)
– The Dragon of Gold Hill (1970)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1969 The Over-the-Hill Gang (TV movie)
 
1967-1969 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
– Three Stand Together (1969)
– The Sodbuster (1969)
– One Angry Juror (1969)
– The Trial (1969)
– Jim Sonnett's Lady (1969)
See all 34 episodes »
 
1963-1969 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
– I'm Allergic to Daddy (1969)
– The Genghis Keane Story (1964)
– The Hooterville Flivverball (1964)
– Behind All Silver, There's a Cloud Lining (1964)
– The Very Old Antique (1964)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1967 Hillbillys in a Haunted House
 
1966 Bonanza (TV series)
– Home from the Sea (1966)
 
1965-1966 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
– Stop the Presses, I Want to Get Off (1966)
– When You Get Back to Mars, Are You Going to Get It (1966)
– Martin's Revoltin' Development (1966)
– Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (1966)
– Loralei Brown vs. Everybody (1965)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1966 Man in the Square Suit (TV movie)
 
1965 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
– Hello Dere (1965)
 
1965 McHale's Navy (TV series)
– Make Room for Orvie (1965)
– Birth of a Salesman (1965)
– All Chiefs and No Indians (1965)
 
1965 Broadside (TV series)
– Adrian's Phantom Staff Car (1965)
 
1965 We Learn About the Telephone (short)
 
1964 The Addams Family (TV series)
– The New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family (1964)
– Morticia Joins the Ladies League (1964)
– Morticia and the Psychiatrist (1964)
 
1962 Saintly Sinners
 
1961 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
– Man on the Run (1961)
 
1960 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– No Chip (1960)
– Colleen So Green (1960)
– Till Death Do Us (1960)
 
1959-1960 Pony Express (TV series)
– The Replacement (1960)
– The Deadly Sniper (1960)
– The Good Samaritan (1959)
– Wrong Rope (1959)
 
1959 Border Patrol (TV series)
– Cargo Unknown (1959)
 
1958-1959 Flight (TV series)
– Chopper Four (1959)
– Final Approach (1958)
– The Dart (1958)
– Experiment Oxygen (1958)
– Flight Surgeon (1958)
See all 32 episodes »
 
1957-1958 The Life of Riley (TV series)
– Help for Honeybee (1958)
– Dudley Comes to Town (1958)
– Annie's Radio Romance (1958)
– The Letter (1958)
– Movie Struck (1958)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1957 The Silent Service (TV series)
– The Nautilus Story (1957)
– The Flier Story (1957)
– The Gar Story (1957)
– The Seahorse Story (1957)
– The Ordeal of S-38 (1957)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1955-1957 Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (TV series)
– Ring of Steel (1957)
– The Legion Is Our Home (1955)
– Double Jeopardy (1955)
– The Lady from Zagora (1955)
– The Dagger of Judah (1955)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1957 Footsteps in the Night
 
1955-1957 Navy Log (TV series)
– The Star (1957)
– Bucket of Sand (1956)
– Get Back Somehow (1956)
– The First Shot (1956)
– The Helium Umbrella (1956) (as Jean Yarborough)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1956 The Women of Pitcairn Island
 
1956 Hot Shots
 
1956 Yaqui Drums
 
1955-1956 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
– The Missing Diamonds (1956)
– The Great Obstacle Race (1956)
– Blind Alley (1956)
– Halley's Comet (1956)
– Ghost Town Lady (1955)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1956 Crashing Las Vegas
 
1955 Night Freight
 
1952-1954 The Abbott and Costello Show (TV series)
– Barber Lou (1954)
– Safari (1953)
– Police Rookies (1953)
– The Actors' Home (1953)
– Little Old Lady (1953)
See all 52 episodes »
 
1954 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Pardon My Aunt (1954)
 
1954 Champs of the Chase (short)
 
1953 I'm the Law (TV series)
– The Button Story (1953)
– Husband and Wife Murder Story (1953)
– The Impossible Death (1953)
– The Mad Cartoonist Story (1953)
– The Juvenile Murder Story (1953)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1952 Lost in Alaska
 
1952 Jack and the Beanstalk
 
1951 Casa Manana
 
1951 According to Mrs. Hoyle
 
1951 Knights of the Bath (short)
 
1950 Beulah (TV series)
 
1950 Big Timber
 
1950 Triple Trouble
 
1950 Sideshow
 
1950 Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
 
1950 Father Makes Good
 
1950 Square Dance Katy
 
1950 Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
 
1949 Master Minds
 
1949 Holiday in Havana
 
1949 Angels in Disguise
 
1949 Leave It to Henry
 
1949 The Mutineers
 
1949 Henry, the Rainmaker
 
1949 Kitchen Mechanics (short)
 
1949 Fun on the Run (short)
 
1948 Triple Threat
 
1948 The Creeper
 
1948 Shed No Tears
 
1948 The Challenge
 
1948 Oysters and Muscles (short)
 
1946 The Brute Man
 
1946 Cuban Pete
 
1946 Inside Job
 
1946 She-Wolf of London
 
1946 House of Horrors
 
1945 On Stage Everybody
 
1945 The Naughty Nineties
 
1945 Here Come the Co-eds
 
1945 Under Western Skies
 
1944 In Society
 
1944 South of Dixie
 
1944 Twilight on the Prairie
 
1944 Moon Over Las Vegas
 
1944 Weekend Pass
 
1943 Hi'ya, Sailor
 
1943 So's Your Uncle
 
1943 South Sea Rhythms (short)
 
1943 Get Going
 
1943 Follow the Band
 
1943 Good Morning, Judge
 
1943 Silent Witness
 
1942 Criminal Investigator
 
1942 Police Bullets
 
1942 Lure of the Islands
 
1942 She's in the Army
 
1942 So's Your Aunt Emma!
 
1942 Law of the Jungle
 
1942 Man from Headquarters
 
1942 Freckles Comes Home
 
1941 Top Sergeant Mulligan
 
1941 Let's Go Collegiate
 
1941 Father Steps Out
 
1941 The Gang's All Here
 
1941 King of the Zombies
 
1941 South of Panama
 
1941 Caught in the Act
 
1940 The Devil Bat (as Jean Yarborough)
 
1940 Molly Cures a Cowboy (short)
 
1940 More Worlds to Conquer (short)
 
1939 Crime Rave (short)
 
1939 America's Safest Tire (short)
 
1938 Sea Melody (short)
 
1938 Russian Dressing (short)
 
1938 Rebellious Daughters (as Jean W. Yarbrough)
 
1938 Picketing for Love (short) (as Jean Yarborough)
 
1938 Berth Quakes (short)
 
1938 A Buckaroo Broadcast (short)
 
1938 The Dummy Owner (short)
 
1937 A Rented Riot (short)
 
1937 RKO Headliner: Trailing Along (short)
 
1937 Wife Insurance (short)
 
1937 Swing Fever (short)
 
1937 Inlawful (short)
 
1936 Don't Be Like That (short)
 
1936 A Wed-Time Story (short)
 
1936 All Business (short)
 
1936 Bad Medicine (short)
 
1936 Dog Blight (short) (as Jean W. Yarbrough)
 
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1956 The Women of Pitcairn Island (producer)
 
1952-1954 The Abbott and Costello Show (TV series) (producer - 50 episodes)
– Barber Lou (1954) (producer)
– Safari (1953) (producer)
– Police Rookies (1953) (producer)
– The Actors' Home (1953) (producer)
– Little Old Lady (1953) (producer)
See all 50 episodes »
 
1953 I'm the Law (TV series) (producer - 4 episodes)
– The Killer (1953) (producer)
– The Trucking Story (1953) (producer)
– O Sole Mio (1953) (producer)
– The Cowboy and the Blind Man Story (1953) (producer)
 
1946 Inside Job (producer)
 
1944 South of Dixie (producer)
 
1944 Moon Over Las Vegas (producer)
 
1943 Hi'ya, Sailor (producer)
 
1943 So's Your Uncle (producer)
 
1936 Silly Billies (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 The Rainmakers (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (short) (assistant director)
 
1935 The Nitwits (first assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 The Spirit of 1976 (short) (assistant director)
 
1934 Ferry-Go-Round (short) (assistant director)
 
1934 Kentucky Kernels (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1934 Bachelor Bait (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1933 The Wolf Dog (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1933 Daddy Knows Best (short) (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1933 Roadhouse Queen (short) (assistant director)
 
1933 Caliente Love (short) (assistant director)
 
1933 The Fatal Glass of Beer (short) (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1933 The Singing Boxer (short) (assistant director)
 
1933 Don't Play Bridge with Your Wife (short) (assistant director)
 
1932 The Human Fish (short) (assistant director)
 
1932 Hypnotized (assistant director)
 
1932 Alaska Love (short) (assistant director)
 
1932 The Girl in the Tonneau (short) (assistant director)
 
1928 Galloping Ghosts (short) (assistant director)
 
1927 Why Girls Say No (short) (assistant director)
 
1927 Two-Time Mama (short) (assistant director)
 
1926 On the Front Page (short) (assistant director)
 
1926 Get 'Em Young (short) (assistant director)
 
1926 The Merry Widower (short) (assistant director)
 
1926 Along Came Auntie (short) (assistant director)
 
1926 Don Key (Son of Burro) (short) (assistant director)
 
1926 Say It with Babies (short) (assistant director)
 
1926 Dizzy Daddies (short) (assistant director)
 
1926 Madame Mystery (short) (assistant director)
 
1926 What's the World Coming To? (short) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowWriter (14 titles)
1943 Wedtime Stories (short) (writer)
 
1943 Hot Foot (short) (screenplay / as Jean Yarborough)
 
1943 Gem-Jams (short) (original screenplay)
 
1942 Duck Soup (short)
 
1938 Berth Quakes (short) (original screenplay)
 
1937 RKO Headliner: Trailing Along (short) (original screenplay)
 
1937 Wife Insurance (short)
 
1936 Don't Be Like That (short) (written by)
 
1936 So and Sew (short) (as Jean W. Yarbrough)
 
1936 A Wed-Time Story (short) (story and screenplay)
 
1936 All Business (short) (story and screenplay)
 
1936 Bad Medicine (short) (story)
 
1936 Dog Blight (short) (as Jean W. Yarbrough)
 
1934 The Undie-World (short) (screenplay)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1932 Doubling in the Quickies (short)
Hi_Art Studio Photographer (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1925 Wild Papa (short) (props)
 

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[on directing Lou Costello] Actually, it's a simple matter of using child psychology on Lou. If you try to force him to do it your way, he loses his spontaneity. If he has to stick to the letter of the script, he becomes mechanical. That's why it's necessary to keep a very loose rein on him so that the picture will benefit from the added laughs Lou contributes on the spur of the moment. See more »

Trivia:

Yarbrough's career had a lot in common with his slightly older contemporary, William Beaudine: both began in silents, starting out in menial positions and eventually working their way up to director. Beaudine was at least once considered a promising talent--he directed Sparrows, one of Mary Pickford's biggest successes--but ultimately both became unabashed hacks... See more »

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