Frederick J. Jackson

For other people with the same name, see Frederick Jackson.

Frederick J. Jackson
Born(1886-09-21)September 21, 1886
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 22, 1953(1953-05-22) (aged 66)
Hollywood, California
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1912-1946

Frederick J. Jackson, also known professionally as Fred Jackson and Frederick Jackson and under the pseudonym Victor Thorne, (September 21, 1886 – May 22, 1953) was an American author, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and producer for both stage and film.[1] A prolific writer of short stories and serialized novels, most of his non-theatre works were published in pulp magazines such as Detective Story Magazine and Argosy. Many of these stories were adapted into films by other writers.[2]

Jackson was also a productive screenwriter, penning more than 50 films between 1912 and 1946.[3] He was the author of more than sixty plays.[3] Over a forty-year span, a dozen of his plays were produced on Broadway, and he also had several other plays produced in London's West End. Many of his plays were turned into films; usually by other screenwriters.

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