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Jack Gage (director)

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Jack Gage (December 26, 1912 – January 4, 1989) was an American film and television director.

From 1934 to 1940, and billed as John Gordon Gage, he worked as a stage manager and occasional actor on Broadway.[1][2] In 1942, he began his career in films as a dialogue director; his credits in that capacity include I Married a Witch, Double Indemnity, A Stolen Life, Sister Kenny, and Mourning Becomes Electra, the latter two films starring Rosalind Russell.[1][3]

After directing the feature The Velvet Touch, also starring Russell, Gage turned to the emerging medium of television.[4] His small-screen credits include an adaptation of Jane Eyre for Studio One,[citation needed] the comedy series The Egg and I,[5] the drama series Foreign Intrigue, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, the documentary series You Are There,[6] and The New Adventures of Charlie Chan.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  2. ^ "John Gordon Gage – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  3. ^ "John Gage". BFI. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Velvet Touch (1948) - Jack Gage, John Gage | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  5. ^ Leszczak, Bob (November 8, 2012). Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide. McFarland. ISBN 9780786493050 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "YOU ARE THERE: THE HATFIELD-MCCOY FEUD - Film / Movie". www.citwf.com.
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