Jack Marks (performer)

{{Short description|English performer and screenwriter (1895–1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Sources|date=February 2024}} '''Jack Marks''' (12 February 1895 – 12 March 1987) was an English performer and screenwriter. He was born in [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]], and began his career as a comedian, dancer and singer. {{cn|date=February 2024}} He appeared before King [[George V]] and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] at the inaugural [[Royal Command Performance]] in [[London]] in 1912.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 February 1979 |title=Wee Georgie Wood |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |issue=38478 |page=14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Marks |first=Jack |date=10 March 1979 |title=Letters to the Editor: Command Performance |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |issue=38494 |page=18}}</ref> He later became a successful screenwriter for several British films, such as ''[[Up for the Cup (1950 film)|Up for the Cup]]'' (1950).

Marks married Iris Dilley and they had a son, Howard.

He died from [[lung cancer]] in [[St John's Wood]].

==Selected filmography== {{col-begin|width=50%}}{{col-break}} * ''[[Splinters in the Navy]]'' (1931) * ''[[The Mayor's Nest]]'' (1932) * ''[[This Week of Grace]]'' (1933) * ''[[It's a King]]'' (1933) * ''[[Trouble (1933 film)|Trouble]]'' (1933) * ''[[Up for the Derby]]'' (1933) * ''[[It's a Cop]]'' (1934) * ''[[Girls, Please!]]'' (1934) {{col-break}} * ''[[Where's George? (film)|Where's George?]]'' (1935) * ''[[Fame (1936 film)|Fame]]'' (1936) * ''[[Splinters in the Air]]'' (1937) * ''[[Why Pick on Me? (1937 film)|Why Pick on Me?]]'' (1937) * ''[[What a Man! (1938 film)|What a Man!]]'' (1938) * ''[[Old Mother Riley Joins Up]]'' (1940) * ''[[Old Mother Riley's New Venture]]'' (1949) * ''[[Trail Blazers (film)|Trail Blazers]]'' (1953) * ''[[Not Wanted on Voyage]]'' (1957) {{col-end}}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0548855}}

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