Jacobs, William 1887-1953
Overview
| Works: | 46 works in 139 publications in 2 languages and 4,416 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Drama Musical films Film adaptations Western films Comedy films Christmas films Dance films Romantic comedy films Action and adventure films Animal films |
| Roles: | Producer |
| Classifications: | PN1997, 791.4372 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works by
William Jacobs
Christmas in Connecticut by
Lionel Houser(
Visual
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6 editions published between 1945 and 2009 in English and held by 1,066 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A magazine columnist spends Christmas with her boss and a recently retired warhero
6 editions published between 1945 and 2009 in English and held by 1,066 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A magazine columnist spends Christmas with her boss and a recently retired warhero
Calamity Jane by
David Butler(
Visual
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30 editions published between 1953 and 2015 in English and held by 969 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Calamity Jane is a calamity at love--she's too busy cracking a bullwhip to pay much mind to such girlie what-alls as dresses and perfume
30 editions published between 1953 and 2015 in English and held by 969 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Calamity Jane is a calamity at love--she's too busy cracking a bullwhip to pay much mind to such girlie what-alls as dresses and perfume
On Moonlight Bay(
Visual
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12 editions published between 1951 and 2009 in English and held by 359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Musical about a family that moves to a small town in Indiana, where their tomboy [email protected] begins a romance with the neighbor across the street
12 editions published between 1951 and 2009 in English and held by 359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Musical about a family that moves to a small town in Indiana, where their tomboy [email protected] begins a romance with the neighbor across the street
Lullaby of Broadway(
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5 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in English and held by 346 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The steps of the studio set towered before her like a pyramid. All Doris Day had to do was dance up and down those steps while wearing a flowing gold lame dress. "You've got to be out of your minds," Day exclaimed in a voice heard across the soundstage. But dance and sing she did. Day plays a singer who arrives in New York never dreaming it will begin an alternately funny and heartfelt shot at stardom on the Great White Way
5 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in English and held by 346 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The steps of the studio set towered before her like a pyramid. All Doris Day had to do was dance up and down those steps while wearing a flowing gold lame dress. "You've got to be out of your minds," Day exclaimed in a voice heard across the soundstage. But dance and sing she did. Day plays a singer who arrives in New York never dreaming it will begin an alternately funny and heartfelt shot at stardom on the Great White Way
By the light of the silvery moon(
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12 editions published between 1952 and 2017 in English and held by 342 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A small town family turning the corner from World War I
12 editions published between 1952 and 2017 in English and held by 342 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A small town family turning the corner from World War I
April in Paris by
David Butler(
Visual
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13 editions published between 1952 and 2017 in English and held by 227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The State Department wants Ethel Barrymore to represent the American theater at an arts exposition in Paris, but a beleaguered bureaucrat mismails Miss Barrymore's invitation to Miss Ethel "Dynamite" Jackson. She's a very blonde, very brassy chorus girl, who proves to be dynamite on the New York to Paris ocean crossing
13 editions published between 1952 and 2017 in English and held by 227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The State Department wants Ethel Barrymore to represent the American theater at an arts exposition in Paris, but a beleaguered bureaucrat mismails Miss Barrymore's invitation to Miss Ethel "Dynamite" Jackson. She's a very blonde, very brassy chorus girl, who proves to be dynamite on the New York to Paris ocean crossing
The story of Seabiscuit(
Visual
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4 editions published between 1990 and 2007 in English and held by 225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An Irish horse trainer and his niece come to Kentucky after her brother's death in a riding accident. While the trainer takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit and tries to convince the owner that the ungainly little horse can become a champion, his niece begins a romance with a jockey but is haunted by memories of her brother's accident
4 editions published between 1990 and 2007 in English and held by 225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An Irish horse trainer and his niece come to Kentucky after her brother's death in a riding accident. While the trainer takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit and tries to convince the owner that the ungainly little horse can become a champion, his niece begins a romance with a jockey but is haunted by memories of her brother's accident
Montana(
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8 editions published between 1996 and 2016 in English and Spanish and held by 179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lane is an Australian transplant looking to buy grazing land. But the cattle-raising locals won't sell to interlopers, especially one they consider the most contemptible excuse for a human being ever to cross the Great Plains: a sheep rancher. A flame-haried beauty has her eye on the newcomer, until she learns his occupation
8 editions published between 1996 and 2016 in English and Spanish and held by 179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lane is an Australian transplant looking to buy grazing land. But the cattle-raising locals won't sell to interlopers, especially one they consider the most contemptible excuse for a human being ever to cross the Great Plains: a sheep rancher. A flame-haried beauty has her eye on the newcomer, until she learns his occupation
Rocky mountain(
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6 editions published between 2008 and 2016 in English and held by 143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1865, Robert E. Lee, in a last-ditch bid to turn the tide of the Civil War, wants the West. Lafe Barstow's task is to get it. He leads a band of Confederates to California to enlist insurrectionists. But another war comes to a head in the West. Marauding Shoshones may prove to be an even fiercer foe than the Union Army
6 editions published between 2008 and 2016 in English and held by 143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1865, Robert E. Lee, in a last-ditch bid to turn the tide of the Civil War, wants the West. Lafe Barstow's task is to get it. He leads a band of Confederates to California to enlist insurrectionists. But another war comes to a head in the West. Marauding Shoshones may prove to be an even fiercer foe than the Union Army
National Velvet ; Black Beauty ; the true story of Seabiscuit(
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Story of Seabiscuit: An Irish horse trainer and his niece come to Kentucky after her brother's death in a riding accident. While the trainer takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit and tries to convince the owner that the ungainly little horse can become a champion, his niece begins a romance with a jockey but is haunted by memories of her brother's accident
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Story of Seabiscuit: An Irish horse trainer and his niece come to Kentucky after her brother's death in a riding accident. While the trainer takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit and tries to convince the owner that the ungainly little horse can become a champion, his niece begins a romance with a jockey but is haunted by memories of her brother's accident
The beast with five fingers(
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2 editions published between 1992 and 2013 in English and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hilary Cummins, the devoted secretary to wheelchair-bound piano virtuoso Francis Ingram, has a passion for the occult. Pouring through every book on the supernatural he can find in Ingram's vast library, Hilary begins to imagine strange and terrifying things. But after Ingram's tragic death, the line between reality and unimaginable terror is blurred as the severed hand from Ingram's corpse begins killing everyone in the villa!
2 editions published between 1992 and 2013 in English and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hilary Cummins, the devoted secretary to wheelchair-bound piano virtuoso Francis Ingram, has a passion for the occult. Pouring through every book on the supernatural he can find in Ingram's vast library, Hilary begins to imagine strange and terrifying things. But after Ingram's tragic death, the line between reality and unimaginable terror is blurred as the severed hand from Ingram's corpse begins killing everyone in the villa!
Conflict by
Curtis Bernhardt(
Visual
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2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 86 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When a man murders his nagging wife because his affections have turned to her far-more-pleasant younger sister, it appears he has executed the perfect crime--until a minor slip-up arouses the suspicions of a family friend
2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 86 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When a man murders his nagging wife because his affections have turned to her far-more-pleasant younger sister, it appears he has executed the perfect crime--until a minor slip-up arouses the suspicions of a family friend
My wild Irish rose(
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2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 54 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"My Wild Irish Rose stars golden age of Hollywood tenor Dennis Morgan as turn-of-the-century tenor Chauncey Olcott, who brought When Irish eyes are smiling, Mother Machree and more beloved airs to eager theater audiences. Olcott's rise from tugboat skipper to minstrel man to star and composer, his relationships with two women--Lillian Russell (Andrea King) and true love Rose Donovan"--Container
2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 54 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"My Wild Irish Rose stars golden age of Hollywood tenor Dennis Morgan as turn-of-the-century tenor Chauncey Olcott, who brought When Irish eyes are smiling, Mother Machree and more beloved airs to eager theater audiences. Olcott's rise from tugboat skipper to minstrel man to star and composer, his relationships with two women--Lillian Russell (Andrea King) and true love Rose Donovan"--Container
The daughter of Rosie O'Grady(
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 47 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gilded Age chanteuse Rosie O'Grady, bless her dear departed soul, had three daughters. Poppa approves. Maureen bubbles with teenage enthusiasm. Eldest daughter Katie is ready to settle down. And until her long-time romantic secret gets out, Poppa again approves. Then there's Patricia, who yearns for the vaudeville stage. Poppa is furious! All three ladies shine, but Haver's Patricia is the daughter in question in this nostalgic musical gem
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 47 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gilded Age chanteuse Rosie O'Grady, bless her dear departed soul, had three daughters. Poppa approves. Maureen bubbles with teenage enthusiasm. Eldest daughter Katie is ready to settle down. And until her long-time romantic secret gets out, Poppa again approves. Then there's Patricia, who yearns for the vaudeville stage. Poppa is furious! All three ladies shine, but Haver's Patricia is the daughter in question in this nostalgic musical gem
She's working her way through college(
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 28 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Let other coeds wait tables or shelve library books. Burlesque queen Hot-Garters Gertie is working her way through college one article of clothing at a time! Hoping to leave the daily bump 'n' grind behind, gorgeous Gertie enrolls at Midwest State, where she proceeds to complicate the lives of a handsome theater arts professor, Midwest's star quarterback and jealous rival 'Poison' Ivy Williams
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 28 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Let other coeds wait tables or shelve library books. Burlesque queen Hot-Garters Gertie is working her way through college one article of clothing at a time! Hoping to leave the daily bump 'n' grind behind, gorgeous Gertie enrolls at Midwest State, where she proceeds to complicate the lives of a handsome theater arts professor, Midwest's star quarterback and jealous rival 'Poison' Ivy Williams
Silver screen icons Calamity Jane ; Please don't eat the daisies(
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1 edition published in 2017 in English and held by 26 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Calamity Jane: Day and Howard Keel fuss, feud and fall in love as Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok in this entertainment mother lode. At first curvaceous Calamity is too darned busy fighting Indians and cracking a bullwhip to pay mind to such girly what-alls as dresses and perfume. And Wild Bill is too danged busy wooing a dainty chanteuse (Allyn McLerie) to give a hoot about a hotheaded tomboy. But things change in a rootin', tootin' big way when each becomes love's target
1 edition published in 2017 in English and held by 26 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Calamity Jane: Day and Howard Keel fuss, feud and fall in love as Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok in this entertainment mother lode. At first curvaceous Calamity is too darned busy fighting Indians and cracking a bullwhip to pay mind to such girly what-alls as dresses and perfume. And Wild Bill is too danged busy wooing a dainty chanteuse (Allyn McLerie) to give a hoot about a hotheaded tomboy. But things change in a rootin', tootin' big way when each becomes love's target
Silver screen icons Love me or leave me ; Romance on the high seas ; Calamity Jane ; Please don't eat the daisies(
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1 edition published in 2017 in English and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Romance on the high seas: Musical about a singer, Georgia Garrett, who takes the place of a socialite on a cruise and finds herself embroiled in the plots and counterplots of a suspicious husband and wife
1 edition published in 2017 in English and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Romance on the high seas: Musical about a singer, Georgia Garrett, who takes the place of a socialite on a cruise and finds herself embroiled in the plots and counterplots of a suspicious husband and wife
Calamity Jane (1953) by
David Butler(
Visual
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1 edition published in 2015 in English and held by 23 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Calamity Jane is a calamity at love--she's too busy cracking a bullwhip to pay much mind to such girlie what-alls as dresses and perfume
1 edition published in 2015 in English and held by 23 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Calamity Jane is a calamity at love--she's too busy cracking a bullwhip to pay much mind to such girlie what-alls as dresses and perfume
The case of the black parrot(
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1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 19 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this classic crime thriller, passengers start to die aboard a transatlantic ship while a reporter races against time to stop a notorious international criminal before he kills again. After falling for a beautiful passenger, the reporter becomes intrigued by the mysterious circumstances surrounding an antique chest her uncle recently purchased. They suspect it's a master forgery by the infamous Black Parrot, but before the couple can make any headway in their investigation, her uncle is found dead. Based on Eleanor Robeson Belmont and Harriet Ford's play and Burton E. Stevenson's novel, this provocative mystery serves up perplexing false clues, unexpected twists and a truly surprising conclusion."--Container
1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 19 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this classic crime thriller, passengers start to die aboard a transatlantic ship while a reporter races against time to stop a notorious international criminal before he kills again. After falling for a beautiful passenger, the reporter becomes intrigued by the mysterious circumstances surrounding an antique chest her uncle recently purchased. They suspect it's a master forgery by the infamous Black Parrot, but before the couple can make any headway in their investigation, her uncle is found dead. Based on Eleanor Robeson Belmont and Harriet Ford's play and Burton E. Stevenson's novel, this provocative mystery serves up perplexing false clues, unexpected twists and a truly surprising conclusion."--Container
Painting the clouds with sunshine(
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2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 18 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three girls with millionaires on their minds head to Las Vegas hoping to hit the jackpot. Three guys try to convince them to place their chips on true love
2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 18 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three girls with millionaires on their minds head to Las Vegas hoping to hit the jackpot. Three guys try to convince them to place their chips on true love
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Related Identities
- Warner Home Video (Firm) Distributor
- Day, Doris 1922-2019 Singer Actor
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Producer
- First National Pictures, Inc
- Butler, David 1894-1979 Director
- Turner Entertainment Co
- Greenstreet, Sydney Actor
- Hollaender, Friedrich Composer
- Morgan, Dennis 1908-1994 Actor
- Houser, Lionel 1908-1949 Author of screenplay
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Authors and publishers Betrothal Black Beauty--(Fictitious character) Calamity Jane, Christmas plays Confederate States of America.--Army Country life Cowgirls Domestic relations Entertainers Entertainers in motion pictures False personation Families Finance, Personal Food writers Forgery France--Paris Hamilton, Aileen Heroes Hickok, Wild Bill, Horse racing Horses Indiana Italy Journalists Legacies Man-woman relationships Mothers and daughters Murder Neighbors New York (State)--New York New York (State)--New York--Broadway Nurses Olcott, Chauncey, Parricide People with disabilities Pianists Ranchers Recruiting and enlistment Sailors Seabiscuit--(Race horse), Sheep ranches Shoshoni Indians Teenagers Theater critics Triangles (Interpersonal relations) United States Veterans West United States Young adults
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Jacobs, William b. 1888
William Jacobs écrivain américain
William Jacobs escriptor estatunidenc
William Jacobs escritor estadounidense
William Jacobs escritor estauxunidense (1887–1953)
William Jacobs eskritor merikano
William Jacobs léiritheoir Meiriceánach
William Jacobs scrittore statunitense
Уильям Джейкобс
ويليام جاكوبس
ويليام جاكوبس كاتب من امريكا
ウィリアム・ジェイコブス
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