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Jerome Irving Wald (September 16, 1911 – July 13, 1962 [citation needed]) was an American screenwriter and a producer of films and radio programs. [1] [2] Life and career. Early life. Born to a Jewish family [3] in Brooklyn, New York, he had a brother and sons who were active in show business.
Jerry Wald. Producer: Key Largo. The son of a dry goods salesman, Jerry Wald was the go-getting Hollywood writer-producer of popular imagination: charismatic, ambitious, shrewd, frequently brilliant, and filled with a nervous energy driving him from one project to another.
- January 1, 1
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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- Beverly Hills, California, USA
Jerry Wald. Producer: Key Largo. The son of a dry goods salesman, Jerry Wald was the go-getting Hollywood writer-producer of popular imagination: charismatic, ambitious, shrewd, frequently brilliant, and filled with a nervous energy driving him from one project to another.
- September 16, 1911
- July 13, 1962
Jerry Wald. Actor: Vacation Days. Clarinettist and bandleader, born Jervis Wald on January 15 in Newark, New Jersey. Jerry started on soprano saxophone at the age of seven, later taking up alto sax and clarinet. His role model was "the king of the clarinet", Artie Shaw.
- January 1, 1
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
- January 1, 1
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Ginnie Powell takes the vocal on this swell recording from Jerry Wald's underrated band.Jerry Wald and his orchestraCrazy Blues Decca 4431Recorded in 1943Enjoy!
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- Will Adams
HOLLYWOOD, July 13-- Jerry Wald, the motion picture producer, died tonight at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 49 years old. View Full Article in Timesmachine »
Jerry Wald's ambition, his often unbridled creative drive, and his desire to make every picture in town—all at once—characterized this highly energetic writer-producer from his arrival in Hollywood in 1933 until his untimely death in 1962.
