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Felix Jackson(1902-1992)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Felix Jackson
Felix Jackson was born on 5 June 1902 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a producer and writer, known for Bachelor Mother (1939), I'll Be Yours (1947) and Destry Rides Again (1939). He was married to Ilka Windish, Deanna Durbin, Harley Wood, Lici Balla and Ellen Levy. He died on 7 December 1992 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 5, 1902
DiedDecember 7, 1992(90)
BornJune 5, 1902
DiedDecember 7, 1992(90)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

David Niven, Ginger Rogers, and Elbert Coplen Jr. in Bachelor Mother (1939)
Bachelor Mother
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1939
William Bendix, Deanna Durbin, Tom Drake, and Adolphe Menjou in I'll Be Yours (1947)
I'll Be Yours
6.5
  • Producer
  • 1947
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Destry Rides Again
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1939
Charles Laughton, Deanna Durbin, and Franchot Tone in Because of Him (1946)
Because of Him
6.6
  • Producer
  • 1946

Credits

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Producer

  • Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
    The DuPont Show of the Week
    6.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Michael Rennie in The Third Man (1959)
    The Third Man
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959–1960
  • George Montgomery in Cimarron City (1958)
    Cimarron City
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958
  • John Payne in The Restless Gun (1957)
    The Restless Gun
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957–1959
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1953–1956
  • The Best of Broadway (1954)
    The Best of Broadway
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1951–1952
  • Don Ameche's Musical Playhouse
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1951
  • Fireside Theatre (1949)
    Fireside Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1949
  • William Bendix, Deanna Durbin, Tom Drake, and Adolphe Menjou in I'll Be Yours (1947)
    I'll Be Yours
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Charles Laughton, Deanna Durbin, and Franchot Tone in Because of Him (1946)
    Because of Him
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1946
  • Ralph Bellamy, Deanna Durbin, Dan Duryea, Edward Everett Horton, David Bruce, and Allen Jenkins in Lady on a Train (1945)
    Lady on a Train
    6.7
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1945
  • Deanna Durbin, Leonid Kinskey, Robert Paige, and Akim Tamiroff in Can't Help Singing (1944)
    Can't Help Singing
    6.2
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1944
  • W.C. Fields, Eleanor Powell, Cab Calloway, Woody Herman, and Sophie Tucker in Sensations of 1945 (1944)
    Sensations of 1945
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1944
  • Deanna Durbin in Christmas Holiday (1944)
    Christmas Holiday
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1944

Writer

  • Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher in Bundle of Joy (1956)
    Bundle of Joy
    6.0
    • story
    • 1956
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • original screenplay
    • 1955
  • Audie Murphy and Mari Blanchard in Destry (1954)
    Destry
    6.6
    • story
    • 1954
  • Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
    Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1950–1951
  • The Bigelow Theatre (1950)
    The Bigelow Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • W. Somerset Maugham in Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950)
    Somerset Maugham TV Theatre
    7.6
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1950
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
    Robert Montgomery Presents
    7.6
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • writer
    • 1950
  • The Silver Theatre (1949)
    The Silver Theatre
    6.5
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • 1949–1950
  • Fireside Theatre (1949)
    Fireside Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1949
  • William Bendix, Deanna Durbin, Tom Drake, and Adolphe Menjou in I'll Be Yours (1947)
    I'll Be Yours
    6.5
    • adapted by
    • 1947
  • Broderick Crawford, Pat O'Brien, Janet Blair, and George Raft in Broadway (1942)
    Broadway
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan in Appointment for Love (1941)
    Appointment for Love
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan in Back Street (1941)
    Back Street
    6.7
    • screen play
    • 1941
  • Deanna Durbin, Mischa Auer, Kenneth Brown, Robert Cummings, and Billy Lenhart in Spring Parade (1940)
    Spring Parade
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1940
  • Destry Rides Again (1939)
    Destry Rides Again
    7.6
    • original story by
    • screen play
    • 1939

Director

  • Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
    Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1950

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Felix Joachimson
  • Born
    • June 5, 1902
    • Hamburg, Germany
  • Died
    • December 7, 1992
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Ilka WindishAugust 6, 1955 - December 7, 1992 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    His play, "Destry Rides Again," was performed at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Yvonne De Carlo, Ted Scott, and John Frederick in the cast. Frank Carrington and Agnes Morgan were directors.

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  • Trivia
    American writer-producer. Under contract at Universal 1938-45, he worked on several films featuring his then-wife, Deanna Durbin. Jackson was almost twenty years Durbin's senior.

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