James V. Kern
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-09-22 (57 years old)
Deathday
1966-11-09
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Yacht Club Boys
James Kern
The Yacht Club Boys
James V. Kern
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...
Acting
1937
as Jimmie
1937
as Yacht Club Boys Member
1936
as The Yacht Club Boys Member
1936
as The Yacht Club Boys
Production
1950
as Director
1946
as Director
1943
as Screenplay
1945
as Screenplay
1946
as Original Story
1941
as Story
1940
as Story
1940
as Screenplay
1944
as Director
1951
as Director
1948
as Director
1939
as Screenplay
1946
as Screenplay
1941
as Screenplay
1944
as Screenplay
1944
as Screenplay
1960
as Director
1957
as Director
1939
as Writer
1947
as Director
1946
as Director
1940
as Story
1956
as Producer
1956
as Director
1941
as Screenplay
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