Jack Kirkland

Jack Kirkland
Born July 25, 1902
St. Louis, Missouri
Died February 22, 1969(1969-02-22) (aged 66)
New York City, New York
Nationality American
Occupation Playwright, producer, director, screenwriter
Known for Tobacco Road

Jack Kirkland (Born July 25, 1902 in St. Louis, Missouri, died February 22, 1969 in New York City) was an American playwright, producer, director and screenwriter.[1]

Kirkland's greatest success was the play Tobacco Road, adapted from the Erskine Caldwell novel. His other plays included Frankie and Johnny,[1] Tortilla Flats, Suds in your Eye, Mr. Adam, Man with the Golden Arm, and Mandingo.[2]

Kirkland collaborated with Melville Baker on several screen projects including Zoo in Budapest (1933) starring Loretta Young and Gene Raymond, Now and Forever (1934) starring Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard and Shirley Temple, and The Gilded Lily (1935) starring Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray and Ray Milland.

Jack Kirkland was married several times and had several children, one of whom was the ballerina Gelsey Kirkland.

References

  1. 1 2 "Jack Kirkland papers 1928-1969". New York Public Library Archives & Manuscripts.
  2. "Mandingo". Playbill. 1961.

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