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James Kern

Born:
September 22, 1909 in New York City, NY
Occupation:
Director, Screenwriter
Biography:
A former lawyer, James V. Kern was briefly popular in the 1930s as a member of the Yacht Club Boys, a "nut" singing group best described as a WASP version of the Ritz Brothers. Changing career directions in 1939, Kern was signed as a scriptwriter at RKO Radio, where his first assignment was the...Read More

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