About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1913-03-16
Place of birth:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Website:
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Jack Sher

Overview

John Jacob Sher (16 March 1913 – 23 August 1988) was an American newspaper columnist, songwriter, film director, film writer, and producer.

Born in Minneapolis, Sher wrote for several magazines, including the Saturday Evening Post, Esquire, Redbook, Radio Mirror, Reader's Digest, and Collier's. He also had been a columnist for the New York Reporter, and from 1937 to 1940 Screen & Radio Weekly, a nationally syndicated Sunday supplement published by the Detroit Free Press.

Sher wrote a number of films for Audie Murphy, including in 1959, The Wild and the Innocent, which he also directed. In the 1979 remake for TV, The Kid from Left Field, Gary Coleman (1968–2010), who starred in the series, accepted the NAACP Image Award for Best Children's Special of Episode in a Series. Sher's 1971–1972 television play, Goodbye, Raggedy Ann was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama – Original Teleplay.

Known for

Acting
1985 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Actor Self 58
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Directing
1961 Love in a Goldfish Bowl Directing Director 58
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1960 The 3 Worlds of Gulliver Directing Director 59
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1959 The Wild and the Innocent Directing Director 59
Average
1958 Kathy O' Directing Director 59
Average
1957 Four Girls in Town Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
1979 The Kid from Left Field Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1979 The Kid from Left Field Writing Story 59
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1974 Hello Mother, Goodbye! Writing Writer N/A
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1973 Female Artillery Writing Story N/A
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1971 Goodbye, Raggedy Ann Writing Writer N/A
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1963 Move Over, Darling Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1963 Critic's Choice Writing Screenplay 58
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1961 Paris Blues Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1961 Love in a Goldfish Bowl Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1961 Love in a Goldfish Bowl Writing Story 58
Average
1960 The 3 Worlds of Gulliver Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1959 The Wild and the Innocent Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1958 Kathy O' Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1958 Kathy O' Writing Story 59
Average
1957 Joe Butterfly Writing Writer 58
Average
1957 Four Girls in Town Writing Writer 58
Average
1956 Walk the Proud Land Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1956 World in My Corner Writing Story 59
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1956 World in My Corner Writing Screenplay 59
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1953 The Kid from Left Field Writing Writer 59
Average
1953 Shane Writing Dialogue 67
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1952 Off Limits Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1952 Off Limits Writing Story 59
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1951 My Favorite Spy Writing Screenplay 58
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Production
1974 Hello Mother, Goodbye! Production Producer 59
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1974 Hello Mother, Goodbye! Production Producer N/A
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1973 Slither Production Producer 58
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1971 Goodbye, Raggedy Ann Production Producer N/A
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Crew
1974 Hello Mother, Goodbye! Crew Creator 59
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