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James V. Kern

James V. Kern

Director · Born 1909-09-22 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

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." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Directed

  1. I Love Lucy (1951) — Director
  2. Maverick (1957) — Director
  3. My Three Sons (1960) — Director
  4. The Second Woman (1950) — Director
  5. My Favorite Martian (1963) — Director
  6. 77 Sunset Strip (1958) — Director
  7. The Donna Reed Show (1958) — Director
  8. Never Say Goodbye (1946) — Director
  9. Two Tickets to Broadway (1951) — Director
  10. The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) — Director
  11. Sugarfoot (1957) — Director
  12. General Electric Theater (1953) — Director
  13. The Doughgirls (1944) — Director
  14. April Showers (1948) — Director
  15. Pete and Gladys (1960) — Director
  16. The Millionaire (1955) — Director
  17. Date with the Angels (1957) — Director
  18. Hey, Jeannie! (1956) — Director
  19. The Gale Storm Show (1956) — Director
  20. Stallion Road (1947) — Director
  21. Movieland Magic (1946) — Director
  22. Bourbon Street Beat (1959) — Director
  23. The Ann Sothern Show (1958) — Director
  24. Conflict (1956) — Director
  25. Those Whiting Girls (1955) — Director
  26. Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show (1957) — Director
  27. Jack Benny Christmas Show (1960) — Director
  28. Lum and Abner Abroad (1956) — Director
  29. New Comedy Showcase (1960) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Pigskin Parade (1936) — The Yacht Club Boys
  2. Artists & Models (1937) — Yacht Club Boys Member
  3. Thrill of a Lifetime (1937) — Jimmie
  4. The Singing Kid (1936) — The Yacht Club Boys Member