Jacques Jaccard

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American film director

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  • Film director
  • Screenwriter}} | years_active = 1913–1938 | spouse = {{Plainlist |
  • Helen Leslie (div.)
  • Catherine Dirking (div.)}} ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Diamondinthesky2.gif" caption="Jaccard directed ''[[The Diamond from the Sky]]'' in 1915."] ::

Jacques Jaccard (September 11, 1886 – July 24, 1960) was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film. He directed 86 films and wrote scripts for 80. The best-known of his films as a director was The Diamond from the Sky (1915).

Biography

Jaccard told reporters he was born in New York City and educated in France. He moved back to the U.S. around 1913 and began a career as an actor and assistant director, specializing in western and action films at Universal early on. In the mid-1920s, after returning from serving in World War I, he began working for lower-rent studios such as Goodwill Pictures, Syndicate Pictures, and Arrow Pictures.

When movies with sound became popular, Jaccard's career went downhill. He directed his last film, Señor Jim, in 1936. After that, he worked as a screenwriter and dialogue director. In 1940, he rejoined Universal's serial department as a dialogue coach, working on serials such as Gang Busters and Adventures of the Flying Cadets. Jaccard retired in 1944 and died in Los Angeles in 1960.

Jaccard married Helen Leslie, an actress. He was also briefly married to Catherine Dirking (who went by the stage name Joan Jaccard during their marriage). The pair divorced in 1933.

Selected filmography

Filmography

References

Works cited

References

  1. (1951). "Catalog of Copyright Entries Cumulative Series Motion Pictures 1912 - 1939". Copyright Office * Library of Congress.
  2. (Feb 21, 1918). "Jacques Jaccard Directs Another Serial". The Sedgwick Pantagraph (Sedgwick, Kansas).
  3. (Jul 30, 1960). "Jacques Jacquard". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California).
  4. (Sep 13, 1934). "Stage Actor to Wed Joan Jaccard in Surprise Rite". Daily News (New York, New York).
  5. (May 14, 1926). "Jacques Jaccard Weds". News-Pilot (San Pedro, California).
  6. (May 17, 1925). "Matrimonial Seas Get Choppy in Filmland". Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California).
  7. (Feb 5, 1922). "Jaccard Case Set". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California).
  8. (Mar 28, 1933). "Actress Wins Divorce Plea". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California).
  9. (Mar 10, 1933). "Screen Director Sued for Divorce". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California).
  10. http://www.silentera.com/video/ironRiderHV.html

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