- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 22, 1909
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- November 9, 1966
James V. Kern
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…
Filmography
tvMy Favorite Martian
1963 · Director
Jack Benny Christmas Show
movieJack Benny Christmas Show
1960 · Director
tvMy Three Sons
1960 · Director
tvPete and Gladys
1960 · Director
tvNew Comedy Showcase
1960 · Director
tvBourbon Street Beat
1959 · Director
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Director
tvThe Ann Sothern Show
1958 · Director
tvThe Donna Reed Show
1958 · Director
movieJack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957 · Director
tvMaverick
1957 · Director
tvSugarfoot
1957 · Director
tvDate with the Angels
1957 · Director
The Gale Storm Show
tvThe Gale Storm Show
1956 · Director
Conflict
tvConflict
1956 · Director
tvHey, Jeannie!
1956 · Director
movieLum and Abner Abroad
1956 · Producer, Director
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Director
Those Whiting Girls
tvThose Whiting Girls
1955 · Director
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Director
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Director, Teleplay
movieTwo Tickets to Broadway
1951 · Director
tvI Love Lucy
1951 · Director
movieThe Second Woman
1950 · Director
movieApril Showers
1948 · Director
movieStallion Road
1947 · Director
movieNever Say Goodbye
1946 · Director, Screenplay
movieHer Kind of Man
1946 · Original Story
movieMovieland Magic
1946 · Director
movieThe Horn Blows at Midnight
1945 · Screenplay
movieThe Doughgirls
1944 · Director, Screenplay
movieShine on Harvest Moon
1944 · Screenplay
movieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · Screenplay
moviePlaymates
1941 · Screenplay
movieLook Who's Laughing
1941 · Story, Screenplay
movieYou'll Find Out
1940 · Story, Screenplay
movieIf I Had My Way
1940 · Story
movieThat's Right – You're Wrong
1939 · Screenplay
movieEast Side of Heaven
1939 · Writer
movieThrill of a Lifetime
1937 · Jimmie
movieArtists & Models
1937 · Yacht Club Boys Member
moviePigskin Parade
1936 · The Yacht Club Boys
movieThe Singing Kid
1936 · The Yacht Club Boys Member