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Jack Meskill(1897-1973)

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Jack Meskill was born on 21 March 1897 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) and A Royal Romance (1930). He died on 18 May 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 21, 1897
DiedMay 18, 1973(76)
BornMarch 21, 1897
DiedMay 18, 1973(76)
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Known for

Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
7.7
  • Soundtrack("Smile, Darn Ya, Smile")
  • 1988
Maurice Chevalier, Walter Byron, Merle Oberon, and Ann Sothern in Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)
Folies Bergère de Paris
6.5
  • Soundtrack("Rhythm of the Rain", "Good-Bye to Love", "I Was Lucky", "Singing a Happy Song")
  • 1935
William Collier Jr. and Pauline Starke in A Royal Romance (1930)
A Royal Romance
6.1
  • Soundtrack("Black Minnie's Got the Blues")
  • 1930
Everything Is Rhythm (1936)
Everything Is Rhythm
6.6
  • Soundtrack("Black Minnie's Got the Blues")
  • 1936

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Music Department

  • One Good Turn (1936)
    One Good Turn
    5.3
    • composer: musical numbers
    • 1936
  • Robert Armstrong, Grace Bradley, Jack Holt, and Charles Murray in Dangerous Waters (1936)
    Dangerous Waters
    6.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Alice Brady, Anita Louise, and Douglass Montgomery in Lady Tubbs (1935)
    Lady Tubbs
    6.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Frederick Burton, Frances Drake, Edward Ellis, Douglas Fowley, Henry Hull, Gene Raymond, Willard Robertson, and Phillip Trent in Transient Lady (1935)
    Transient Lady
    5.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Charles Bickford and Helen Vinson in A Notorious Gentleman (1935)
    A Notorious Gentleman
    6.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Gift of Gab (1934)
    Gift of Gab
    4.9
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1934
  • Frank Albertson and Joyce Compton in Wild Company (1930)
    Wild Company
    5.4
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1930

Soundtrack

  • Ryan Phillippe, Will Forte, and Kristen Wiig in MacGruber (2021)
    MacGruber
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "He Hadn't Up Till Yesterday"
    • 2021
  • Prop Culture (2020)
    Prop Culture
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile" (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile"
    • 2013
  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)
    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
    8.1
    Video
    • writer: "Oh, Gee, Georgie!" (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • Laetitia Casta and Vincent Elbaz in Love Street (2002)
    Love Street
    5.3
    • lyrics: "C'Était Écrit" (I Was Lucky)
    • 2002
  • White Lies (1995)
    White Lies
    5.4
    • lyrics: "On the Beach at Bali-Bali"
    • writer: "On the Beach at Bali-Bali"
    • 1995
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    7.7
    • writer: "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile"
    • 1988
  • Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
    Pee-wee's Playhouse
    8.1
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile"
    • 1986
  • Richard Gere in The Cotton Club (1984)
    The Cotton Club
    6.5
    • lyrics: "Pardon Me Pretty Baby (Don't I Look Familiar to You?)"
    • 1984
  • The Blood of Others (1984)
    The Blood of Others
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "C'Était Écrit" (I Was Lucky)
    • 1984
  • Une histoire d'amour Maurice Chevalier
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Rhythm of the Rain", "C'Était Écrit" (I Was Lucky)
    • 1982
  • Betty Grable in Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974)
    Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Singing a Happy Song"
    • 1974
  • A Visit with Maurice Chevalier
    TV Special
    • lyrics: "I Was Lucky" (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956)
    The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile" (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Angela Cartwright, Rusty Hamer, Sherry Jackson, Marjorie Lord, and Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
    The Danny Thomas Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!" (uncredited)
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 21, 1897
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 18, 1973
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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