About Jack Eaton
Lived 1888 – 1968 (aged 80). Jack Eaton was an American film producer and film director.
Jack Eaton (June 16, 1888 – December 4, 1968) was an American film producer and director. He produced 78 films between 1918 and 1953. He also directed 38 films between 1918 and 1953. He was nominated for five Academy Awards, all for Best Short Subject, winning once, in 1950, for Aquatic House Party. He died in Mystic, Connecticut. Eaton's short film White Rhapsody was preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in conjunction with the UCLA Film and Television Archive, in 2013.
Selected filmography Amphibious Fighters (1943) Aquatic House Party (1949)
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Who was Jack Eaton?
film producer and director (1888-1968)
When was Jack Eaton born?
Jack Eaton was born on 16 June 1888.
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Jack Eaton died on 4 December 1968 in Mystic.
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Jack Eaton was a film producer and film director.
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Jack Eaton was American.
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