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Jerry Wald, was a close friend of Joan Crawford in the forties, offering her many parts including the title role in Mildred Pierce, which he produced. He convinced director Michael Curtiz that she would succeed in the role, which brought her the Oscar for Best Actress in 1946.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Jerry Wald is known as an Producer, Screenplay, Actor, Director, Writer, Story, Associate Producer, Executive Producer, and Additional Dialogue. Some of his work includes Key Largo, An Affair to Remember, Mildred Pierce, Dark Passage, The Long, Hot Summer, Let's Make Love, The Harder They Fall, and Clash by Night.
Nov 22, 2012 · Born September 16, 1911, the son of a dry goods salesman, Jerry Wald began his career in show business as a radio columnist for The New York Evening Graphic in 1929 at the age of 18, while completing his schooling in journalism. Writing for crooner Russ Columbia and other radio stars led to writing short […]
