Jack Cummings

Jack Cummings

Known for

Producing

Born

February 16, 1905

Birthplace

New Brunswick, Canada

Died

April 28, 1989 (aged 84)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John "Jack" Cummings (February 16, 1905 – April 28, 1989) was an American film producer and director. He was the second husband of Betty Kern, daughter of Jerome Kern.

Cummings spent most of his career at his uncle Louis B. Mayer's studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he began work in the 1920s. Mayer started his nephew out as an office boy and expected him to work his way up through the ranks.

Cummings became a staff producer at MGM in 1934, where he worked in the B-feature unit for two years. In 1936, he produced the extravagant Cole Porter musical Born to Dance, which established his reputation as a respected producer. Cummings remained at MGM even a...

Best known work

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
1964
Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me Kate
1953
Go West
Go West
1940
The Last Time I Saw Paris
The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954
The Teahouse of the August Moon
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
Can-Can
Can-Can
1960
The Stratton Story
The Stratton Story
1949
Neptune's Daughter
Neptune's Daughter
1949

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Los tres chifladosTV

    Creator

  2. 1976

    Pipe Dreams

    Producer

  3. 1964

  4. 1961

  5. 1961

  6. 1960

    Can-Can

    Producer

  7. 1959

  8. 1957

  9. 1956

  10. 1955

  11. 1955

  12. 1954

  13. 1954

  14. 1954

    Rose Marie

    Producer

  15. 1953

    Kiss Me Kate

    Producer

  16. 1953

  17. 1953

    Sombrero

    Producer

  18. 1952

  19. 1951

  20. 1950

  21. 1950

  22. 1949

  23. 1949

  24. 1947

  25. 1946

    Easy to Wed

    Producer

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