Frederick J. Jackson | |
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Born | |
Died | May 22, 1953 | (aged 66)
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1912-1946 |
Frederick J. Jackson, also known professionally as Fred Jackson and Frederick Jackson and under the pseudonym Victor Thorne, (September 21, 1886 – May 22, 1953) was an American author, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and producer for both stage and film. [1] A prolific writer of short stories and serialized novels, most of his non-theatre works were published in pulp magazines such as Detective Story Magazine and Argosy. Many of these stories were adapted into films by other writers. [2]
Jackson was also a productive screenwriter, penning more than 50 films between 1912 and 1946. [3] He was the author of more than sixty plays. [3] Over a forty-year span, a dozen of his plays were produced on Broadway, and he also had several other plays produced in London's West End. Many of his plays were turned into films; usually by other screenwriters.
Frederick J. Jackson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 21, 1886. [4] He was educated at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania. [3] He began his career as a writer in 1905 working for the American magazine publisher Frank Munsey with whom he was under contract for many years. [3]
Under Munsey, [3] Jackson became a prolific writer of short stories and serialized novels, and most of his non-theatre works were published in pulp magazines such as Detective Story Magazine and Argosy. [1] He wrote a wide array of fiction and produced works in nearly every genre in the field in Munsey's magazines; including mystery, romance, westerns, science fiction, and fantasy among others. [3] [1] He did publish some novels in book format using the name Fred Smith with other publishing companies, including The Hidden Princess: a modern romance (1910, George W. Jacobs & Co., Philadelphia) and The Third Act (1914, Desmond Fitzgererald Inc., New York). [5] He also published a third novel, Anne Against the World: a love story (1925, Chelsea House) under the pseudonym Victor Thorne; [5] a name he also periodically used as a playwright and short story writer. [3]
Several of Munsey's short stories and serialized novels were turned into films by other screenwriters. Among these films are Annie-for-Spite (1917), Tinsel (1918), High Speed (1924), The Lone Chance (1924), Love Letters (1924), Her Man o' War (1926), and Ladies Beware (1927). [2]
In 1912 Jackson began his career as a screenwriter, and by 1946 he had penned the screenplays for more than 50 films. [1] His first work for the screen was the 1912 short film A Detective Strategy which was a starring vehicle for the silent film actor Charles Clary and which Jackson based on his own short story "Thistledown". [6] Much of his early work as a screenwriter was devoted to writing for the Pearl White serials, [3] such as The Fatal Ring (1917). [7] Some of his notable later films included Wells Fargo (1937), Stormy Weather (1943), Hi Diddle Diddle (1943), and Club Havana (1945, also known as Two Tickets to Heaven). [3]
Jackson was also a prolific writer for the theatre, producing more than sixty plays during his lifetime. [3] Only a fraction of these managed to make it to Broadway.
He died in Hollywood, California on May 22, 1953. [3] He was married to Florence Howe. [3]
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Frederick J. Jackson | |
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Born | |
Died | May 22, 1953 | (aged 66)
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1912-1946 |
Frederick J. Jackson, also known professionally as Fred Jackson and Frederick Jackson and under the pseudonym Victor Thorne, (September 21, 1886 – May 22, 1953) was an American author, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and producer for both stage and film. [1] A prolific writer of short stories and serialized novels, most of his non-theatre works were published in pulp magazines such as Detective Story Magazine and Argosy. Many of these stories were adapted into films by other writers. [2]
Jackson was also a productive screenwriter, penning more than 50 films between 1912 and 1946. [3] He was the author of more than sixty plays. [3] Over a forty-year span, a dozen of his plays were produced on Broadway, and he also had several other plays produced in London's West End. Many of his plays were turned into films; usually by other screenwriters.
Frederick J. Jackson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 21, 1886. [4] He was educated at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania. [3] He began his career as a writer in 1905 working for the American magazine publisher Frank Munsey with whom he was under contract for many years. [3]
Under Munsey, [3] Jackson became a prolific writer of short stories and serialized novels, and most of his non-theatre works were published in pulp magazines such as Detective Story Magazine and Argosy. [1] He wrote a wide array of fiction and produced works in nearly every genre in the field in Munsey's magazines; including mystery, romance, westerns, science fiction, and fantasy among others. [3] [1] He did publish some novels in book format using the name Fred Smith with other publishing companies, including The Hidden Princess: a modern romance (1910, George W. Jacobs & Co., Philadelphia) and The Third Act (1914, Desmond Fitzgererald Inc., New York). [5] He also published a third novel, Anne Against the World: a love story (1925, Chelsea House) under the pseudonym Victor Thorne; [5] a name he also periodically used as a playwright and short story writer. [3]
Several of Munsey's short stories and serialized novels were turned into films by other screenwriters. Among these films are Annie-for-Spite (1917), Tinsel (1918), High Speed (1924), The Lone Chance (1924), Love Letters (1924), Her Man o' War (1926), and Ladies Beware (1927). [2]
In 1912 Jackson began his career as a screenwriter, and by 1946 he had penned the screenplays for more than 50 films. [1] His first work for the screen was the 1912 short film A Detective Strategy which was a starring vehicle for the silent film actor Charles Clary and which Jackson based on his own short story "Thistledown". [6] Much of his early work as a screenwriter was devoted to writing for the Pearl White serials, [3] such as The Fatal Ring (1917). [7] Some of his notable later films included Wells Fargo (1937), Stormy Weather (1943), Hi Diddle Diddle (1943), and Club Havana (1945, also known as Two Tickets to Heaven). [3]
Jackson was also a prolific writer for the theatre, producing more than sixty plays during his lifetime. [3] Only a fraction of these managed to make it to Broadway.
He died in Hollywood, California on May 22, 1953. [3] He was married to Florence Howe. [3]
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