Jack Cunningham
male
Born on April 01, 1882 (143 years old)
Passed Away on October 04, 1941
From Ionia, Iowa
Known for Writing
Biography
Date of Death 4 October1941, Santa Monica, California (cerebral hemorrhage) One the more prolific and fast working screenwriters in Hollywood. He once completed ten five-reel films in ten-weeks. Between 1918 and 1925 he turned out one hundred full-length films. Had been the editor of The Pittsburgh Leader and The New York Evening Sun. Was working for the publicity department of an Eastern US film company when he decided to try his hand at scenario writing. His father, Maurice Frederick Cunningham (c.1861-1937), was a building contractor who had built many of the Hollywood studios constructed in the early 1920s. Never recovered from a stroke he suffered while working on the film Union Pacific (1939).
Cast Credits
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Crew Credits
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A Gentleman of Leisure
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Writer
1923
The Covered Wagon
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Adaptation
1923
The Light That Failed
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Adaptation
1923
The Heart Raider
as
Adaptation
1923
The Tiger's Claw
as
Story
1923
The Tiger's Claw
as
Screenplay
1923
Homeward Bound
as
Scenario Writer
1923
The Heart Raider
as
Screenplay
1923
The Covered Wagon
as
Screenplay
1923
Homeward Bound
as
Screenplay
1923
The Light That Failed
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Screenplay
1923
- 1922
- 1921
- 1920
- 1919
All Wrong
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Writer
1919
The World Aflame
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Scenario Writer
1919
Playthings of Passion
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Scenario Writer
1919
Todd of the Times
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Story
1919
Todd of the Times
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Screenplay
1919
Adele
as
Writer
1919
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It Happened in Paris
as
Writer
1919
The Midnight Stage
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Screenplay
1919
The Silver Girl
as
Screenplay
1919
Playthings of Passion
as
Screenplay
1919
The Joyous Liar
as
Screenplay
1919
The Joyous Liar
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Story
1919
- 1918
Limousine Life
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Writer
1918
The Goddess of Lost Lake
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Scenario Writer
1918
A Law Unto Herself
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Scenario Writer
1918
The Bells
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Screenplay
1918
Hands Up
as
Scenario Writer
1918
The Narrow Path
as
Writer
1918
The Heart of Rachael
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Writer
1918
Border Raiders
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Story
1918
The Goddess of Lost Lake
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Screenplay
1918
A Law Unto Herself
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Screenplay
1918
Hands Up
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Screenplay
1918
Two-Gun Betty
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Writer
1918
Real Folks
as
Writer
1918
The Shoes That Danced
as
Writer
1918
- 1917
- 1914
