James V. Kern

Directing

Birthday

1909/09/22

Day of death

1966/11/09 (57 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

Yacht Club Boys, James Kern, The Yacht Club Boys

Biography

James V. Kern (September 22, 1909, New York City, New York – November 9, 1966, Encino, California) was an American singer, songwriter, screenwriter, actor, and director. Educated at the Fordham Law School, Kern worked for a while as an attorney. He sang with the George Olsen Trio, and appeared with the Olsen orchestra in the musical Good News. From 1927 to 1939, he sang with and wrote for the Yacht Club Boys quartet, with whom he appeared in several motion pictures. He became a screenwriter an...Read more

Acting
Thrill of a Lifetime
5.0

(1937) Thrill of a Lifetime

as Jimmie

Artists & Models
6.0

(1937) Artists & Models

as Yacht Club Boys Member

The Singing Kid
4.0

(1936) The Singing Kid

as The Yacht Club Boys Member

Pigskin Parade
6.0

(1936) Pigskin Parade

as The Yacht Club Boys