James V. Kern

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James V. Kern
Encino, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, director
Years active1935–1968

James V. Kern (September 22, 1909,

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. After he moved to television he directed hundreds of series episodes, and was one of the house directors on I Love Lucy in the 1950s.[1] 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; they were completed by director James Sheldon. He joined

ASCAP
in 1955. His popular-song compositions include "Easy Street," "Lover, Lover," "Little Red Fox," and "Shut the Door."

Filmography

As director

As writer

As actor

As producer

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-55783-933-6
    .

External links
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