Frederick J. Jackson

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. 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. He was educated at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania. He began his career as a writer in 1905 working for the American magazine publisher Frank Munsey with whom he was under contract for many years. Much of his early work as a screenwriter was devoted to writing for the Pearl White serials, Some of his notable later films included Wells Fargo, Stormy Weather (1943), Hi Diddle Diddle (1943), and Club Havana (1945, also known as Two Tickets to Heaven). adapted into the film La La Lucille (1920) For Goodness Sake (1922, Broadway), book by Jackson, lyrics by Arthur Jackson; music by William Daly Jr. and Paul Lannin

Novels The Hidden Princess: a modern romance (1910) The Precious Packet (1916); adapted by George B. Seitz into the 1916 Pathé film of the same name Anne Against the World: a love story (1925, published under the pseudonym Victor Thorne)

Plays A Full House (premiered 1915, Broadway); adapted into the musical The Velvet Lady (1919) and the film A Full House (1920) The Naughty Wife, originally titled Losing Eloise, (premiered 1917, Broadway); adapted into the film Let's Elope (1919) and The Hole in the Wall (1929, screenwriter Pierre Collings) One A Minute (1921); adapted into the film One a Minute (1921) Stop Flirting (1923, London); re-titled from the 1922 Broadway musical For Goodness Sake, then adapted into the film Stop Flirting (1925) adapted into the film Her First Affaire (1932) A Bridegroom's Widow, also known as A Welcome Wife, (year?); adapted into the film Let's Love and Laugh (1931) The Widow's Might (1931); adapted into the film Widow's Might (1935) adapted into the film School for Husbands (1937) Dear Charles (1954, Broadway)

Screenplays

A Detective Strategy (1912) The Fatal Ring (1917) The Man Hunt (1918) Diamonds Adrift (1921) Fools and Riches (1923) The Exiles (1923) Arizona Express (1924) Shadows of Paris (1924) The Dark Swan (1924) The Jade Box (1930) The Perfect Lady (1931) The Great Gambini (1937) She Asked for It (1937) Wells Fargo (1937) Stolen Heaven (1938) Say It in French (1938) Miracle on Main Street (1939) Half a Sinner (1940) This Woman is Mine (1941) Stormy Weather (1943) Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) Club Havana (1945) Bedside Manner (1945) The Bachelor's Daughters (1946)

Short stories Adele (?); adapted by screenwriter Wallace Clifton into the film Tinsel (1918) High Speed (1918); adapted into the film High Speed (1924) Morocco Box (1923); adapted into the film Love Letters (1924) Thistledown (?); adapted by Jackson into the short film A Detective Story (1912)