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Isaac Lolette Jones (December 23, 1929 – October 5, 2014) was an American film producer and actor. In June 1953, he became the first Black American graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and, Television and the first Black American to serve as a producer on a major motion picture.
Jul 3, 2023 · Ike Jones passed away in 2014, leaving a significant legacy in Hollywood and his daughter, Inger Jones. The tale of Inger Stevens, Ike Jones, and their daughter weaves an intriguing narrative that intersects love, career, race, and the demands of public life in mid-20th century America.
Oct 11, 2014 · Ike Jones, a pioneering African American film producer in the 1960s whose marriage to Swedish-born actress Inger Stevens was kept secret to avoid harming her career, died Sunday in an...
Ike Jones was a producer, actor, screenwriter and second-unit director best known as being the "secret" husband of movie star Inger Stevens, whom he claimed he had married in Mexico in 1961 after Stevens' apparent suicide in 1970.
Ike Jones was a producer, actor, screenwriter and second-unit director best known as being the "secret" husband of movie star Inger Stevens, whom he claimed he had married in Mexico in 1961 after Stevens' apparent suicide in 1970.
Oct 17, 2014 · Ike Jones, a behind-the-scenes icon of Black Hollywood, died on Sunday at the age of 84. The veteran producer had a stroke several months ago and also suffered from congestive...
Oct 13, 2014 · He broke ground as a film producer and in his interracial marriage to actress Inger Stevens.
Ike Jones, a pioneering African American filmmaker who was born Isaac Lolette Jones on December 23, 1929, in Santa Monica, died on October 11 at an assisted living facility, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Oct 16, 2014 · In his professional life, he worked as an actor and assistant director, and was the first Black producer of a major motion picture, but Ike Jones may be best remembered for his secret marriage to Blonde movie star Inger Stevens during the 1960s.
Ike Jones was an actor who graced the silver screen many times throughout his Hollywood career. Jones began his acting career with roles in such films as the Coley Wallace biopic drama "The Joe Louis Story" (1953), the Shirley Booth dramatic adaptation "About Mrs. Leslie" (1954) and the war...
