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Jack Sher

Jack Sher

Writer

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.

Born: March 16, 1913 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Died: August 23, 1988 (Age 75)

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Jack Sher  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
7.5
ActorSelf1985
Movie
5.5
WritingScreenplay1963
Movie
6
DirectingDirector, Writer1957
Movie
5.7
WritingWriter1957
Movie
6.7
DirectingScreenplay, Director, Story1958
Movie
4.9
DirectingScreenplay, Director, Story1961
Movie
7.1
WritingScreenplay1963
Movie
6.3
WritingScreenplay1951
Movie
5.9
WritingScreenplay, Story1952
Movie
6.6
WritingScreenplay1961
Movie
7.7
WritingDialogue1953
Movie
6
ProductionProducer1973
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector, Screenplay1960
Movie
6.3
WritingWriter1953
Movie
6.1
DirectingScreenplay, Director1959
Movie
6.8
WritingScreenplay1956
Movie
6.1
WritingScreenplay, Story1956
TV Show
7.7
WritingWriter
3 Episodes
1964-1972
Movie
7.5
ProductionProducer, Writer, Creator
1 Episode
1974
Movie
5.5
WritingStory, Teleplay1979
Movie
6.5
WritingStory1973
Movie
5.9
WritingWriter, Producer, Creator1971
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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