Jack White (film producer)

Jack White (born Jacob Weiss; March 2, 1897 – April 10, 1984) was an American film producer, director and writer.

While still a teenager, Jack White became the leading producer for Educational Pictures, making very popular comedy shorts with Lloyd Hamilton, Lupino Lane, Lige Conley, and Al St. John.

In 1926, White produced a comedy short for Educational Pictures, The Radio Bug, directed by Stephen Roberts in both a silent and Phonofilm version.

Jack's creative ideas cleverly hid the patchwork; according to Columbia director Edward Bernds, neither audiences nor exhibitors ever noticed the old footage in the new comedies.

Jack White married silent-film actress Pauline Starke on September 4, 1927;[1] the marriage was unhappy and they divorced in 1931.

Promotion from 1922 with photos of Jack White (center) with Mermaid Comedies "Players" Don Barclay , Jack Lloyd , Lige Conley , Jimmie Adams and Elinor Lynn