Grover Jones

Grover Jones

Known for

Writing

Born

November 15, 1893

Birthplace

Rosedale, Indiana, USA

Died

September 24, 1940 (aged 46)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Grover Jones (November 15, 1893 – September 24, 1940) was an American screenwriter - often teamed with William Slavens McNutt - and film director. He wrote more than 104 films between 1920 and his death. He also was a film journal publisher and prolific short story writer. Jones was born in Rosedale, Indiana, grew up in West Terre Haute, Indiana, and died in Hollywood, California. He was the father of American polo pioneer Sue Sally Hale.

Best known work

Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise
1932
The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
Dark Command
Dark Command
1940
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
1932
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
The Milky Way
The Milky Way
1936
The Virginian
The Virginian
1929
Souls at Sea
Souls at Sea
1937

Filmography

  1. 2009

    John Wayne: An American Icon

    Writer

  2. 1946

  3. 1941

  4. 1941

  5. 1940

  6. 1940

    Captain Caution

    Screenplay

  7. 1940

    Dark Command

    Screenplay

  8. 1940

  9. 1939

    The Under-Pup

    Screenplay

  10. 1939

    Captain Fury

    Screenplay

  11. 1939

    Lucky Night

    Screenplay

  12. 1937

  13. 1937

    Souls at Sea

    Screenplay, Producer

  14. 1936

  15. 1936

    The Milky Way

    Screenplay

  16. 1935

    One Way Ticket

    Screenplay

  17. 1935

  18. 1935

  19. 1935

  20. 1934

    Behold My Wife!

    Screenplay

  21. 1934

  22. 1933

    Hell and High Water

    Director, Writer

  23. 1933

  24. 1932

  25. 1932

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