James V. Kern

Known for DirectingBorn 1909-09-22Died 1966-11-09New York City, New York, USA

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 encyclopediaRead more

Movies & web series

Conflict

I Love Lucy

The Ann Sothern Show

The Doughgirls

Stallion Road

East Side of Heaven

77 Sunset Strip

Those Whiting Girls

Maverick

If I Had My Way

Thrill of a Lifetime

General Electric Theater

The Singing Kid

The Gale Storm Show

Shine on Harvest Moon

My Three Sons

Look Who's Laughing

The Donna Reed Show

April Showers

Movieland Magic

Pete and Gladys

Date with the Angels

Hey, Jeannie!

Never Say Goodbye

My Favorite Martian

Her Kind of Man

Artists & Models

That's Right – You're Wrong

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Bourbon Street Beat

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Pigskin Parade

The Millionaire

The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Second Woman

Playmates

You'll Find Out

Sugarfoot

Two Tickets to Broadway

Jack Benny Christmas Show

New Comedy Showcase

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

Lum and Abner Abroad