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Jack Townley

American screenwriter
Person Human Q6115518

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
March 3, 1897, March 3, 1896, 1896[8][9]
Date of death
October 15, 1960
Place of birth
Kansas City
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
screenwriter, film director, film screenwriter
Field of work
film screenwriting[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Family name
Townley[13]
Given name
Jack[14]
Name in native language
Jack Townley[16]
Start of work period
1926[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jack Townley cs Julian W. Townley cs J. Woodward Townley fa جک تاونلی ja ジャック・タウンリー ru Джек Таунли uk Джек Тавнлі
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000117652214, 0000000507162114
VIAF cluster ID
58081342, 311678928
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85378876
GND ID
1062016874
AllMovie person ID
p114459
AlloCiné person ID
74450
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1062016874
Elonet person ID
839565
Europeana entity
agent/base/102733
Fandango person ID
680117
Film.ru person ID
jack-townley
Filmportal ID
9ea2296bf7ee40ab91e4edb972abdc1f
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Freebase ID
/m/03cnrh5
HAND ID
8998-C5E1-DAC9-99C2-AA82
IMDb ID
nm0870052
J9U entity ID
987014796695905171
Kinobox person ID
914391
Kinopoisk person ID
204680
LdiF person ID
29832
MovieMeter person ID
196124
NL CR AUT ID
xx0180726
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1551776
Prabook ID
2373170
Related category
Category:Films directed by Jack Townley, Category:Films with screenplays by Jack Townley
SBN author ID
PCMV001266
Swedish Film Database person ID
238590
TMDB person ID
196124
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkXB4PtgThc7bWhKMdYT3
Yale LUX ID
person/de2d6348-4f3e-4110-aa61-3ecc5e6d117f
ČSFD person ID
610001

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Summary

Jack Townley was born on March 3, 1897[1], in Kansas City[2]. He died on October 15, 1960[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], film director[6], and film screenwriter[7].

FAQs

Where was Jack Townley born?

Jack Townley's place of birth was Kansas City[2].

Where did Jack Townley die?

Jack Townley died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Jack Townley do for work?

Jack Townley worked as a screenwriter[5], film director[6], and film screenwriter[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62824: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 10d ago · Qyayoor · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → PCMV001266
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: PCMV001266, batch #292920"
  3. 17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J9U entity ID → 987014796695905171
    "Created claim: J9U entity ID: 987014796695905171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Los Angeles
    Kinobox person ID → 914391
    Swedish Film Database person ID → 238590
    GND ID → 1062016874
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32119: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
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