Jack Sher
Writing
- Born
- March 16, 1913 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Died
- August 23, 1988 (age 75)
John Jacob Sher (16 March 1913 – 23 August 1988) was an American newspaper columnist, songwriter, film director, film writer, and producer.
Born in Minneapolis, Sher wrote for several magazines, including the Saturday Evening Post, Esquire, Redbook, Radio Mirror, Reader's Digest, and Collier's. He also had been a columnist for the New York Reporter, and from 1937 to 1940 Screen & Radio Weekly, a nationally syndicated Sunday supplement published by the Detroit Free Press.
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Sher wrote a number of films for Audie Murphy, including in 1959, The Wild and the Innocent, which he also directed. In the 1979 remake for TV, The Kid from Left Field, Gary Coleman (1968–2010), who starred in the series, accepted the NAACP Image Award for Best Children's Special of Episode in a Series. Sher's 1971–1972 television play, Goodbye, Raggedy Ann was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama – Original Teleplay.
Known for
Shane
April 23, 1953
Move Over, Darling
December 19, 1963
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
November 30, 1960
Paris Blues
September 27, 1961
Slither
March 7, 1973
The Wild and the Innocent
May 27, 1959
My Favorite Spy
December 25, 1951
Off Limits
December 30, 1952
Critic's Choice
February 24, 1963
Walk the Proud Land
September 1, 1956
World in My Corner
March 1, 1956
The Kid from Left Field
July 1, 1953
Behind the camera20
- 1979The Kid from Left Field Teleplay, Story
- 1974Hello Mother, Goodbye! Creator, Producer
- 1973Slither Producer
- 1973Female Artillery Story
- 1971Goodbye, Raggedy Ann Writer, Producer
- 1963Move Over, Darling Screenplay
- 1963Critic's Choice Screenplay
- 1961Paris Blues Screenplay
- 1961Love in a Goldfish Bowl Director, Screenplay, Story
- 1960The 3 Worlds of Gulliver