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, 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
DirectingBirthday
September 22, 1909Deathday
November 9, 1966Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
24Place of birth
New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
Yacht Club Boys, James Kern, The Yacht Club BoysCast credits
Crew credits
Never Say Goodbye
Director, ScreenplayThank Your Lucky Stars
ScreenplayThe Second Woman
DirectorThe Horn Blows at Midnight
ScreenplayHer Kind of Man
Original StoryYou'll Find Out
Screenplay, StoryThe Doughgirls
Director, ScreenplayTwo Tickets to Broadway
DirectorApril Showers
DirectorThat's Right - You're Wrong
ScreenplayPlaymates
ScreenplayShine on Harvest Moon
ScreenplayEast Side of Heaven
WriterStallion Road
DirectorMovieland Magic
DirectorIf I Had My Way
StoryLum and Abner Abroad
Director, ProducerLook Who's Laughing
Screenplay, Story