Known For
Directing
Born
Sep 22, 1909
Died
Nov 09, 1966
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
43 titles
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 the house directors on I Love Lucy in the 1950s. He directed My Three Sons for most of two seasons in the 1960s. When he died suddenly of a heart attack at age 57, several episodes of the show remained only partially completed for the 1966/67 season, so director James Sheldon was brought in by series producers to round out the season. He joined ASCAP in 1955. His popular-song compositions include "Easy Street," "Lover, Lover," "Little Red Fox," and "Shut the Door." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Filmography
My Favorite Martian
Director
Jack Benny Christmas Show
Director
My Three Sons
Director
Pete and Gladys
Director
New Comedy Showcase
Director
Bourbon Street Beat
Director
77 Sunset Strip
Director
The Ann Sothern Show
Director
The Donna Reed Show
Director
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Director
Maverick
Director
Sugarfoot
Director
Date with the Angels
Director
The Gale Storm Show
Director
Conflict
Director
Hey, Jeannie!
Director
Lum and Abner Abroad
Producer
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Director
Those Whiting Girls
Director
The Millionaire
Director
General Electric Theater
Director
Two Tickets to Broadway
Director
I Love Lucy
Director
The Second Woman
Director
April Showers
Director
Stallion Road
Director
Never Say Goodbye
Director
Her Kind of Man
Original Story
Movieland Magic
Director
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Screenplay
The Doughgirls
Director
Shine on Harvest Moon
Screenplay
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Screenplay
Playmates
Screenplay
Look Who's Laughing
Story
You'll Find Out
Story
If I Had My Way
Story
That's Right – You're Wrong
Screenplay
East Side of Heaven
Writer
Thrill of a Lifetime
Jimmie
Artists & Models
Yacht Club Boys Member
Pigskin Parade
The Yacht Club Boys
The Singing Kid
The Yacht Club Boys Member