Jack Nelson
Jack Claude Nelson (October 15, 1888 – March 18, 1969) was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1935. He also directed 58 films between 1920 and 1935.
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Jack Nelson

Selig Polyscope Company, publisher · This file was derived from: Release flier for A ROSE OF MAY, 1913.jpg · Public domain
- Name
- Jack Nelson
- Born
- 15 October 1888
- Birth Name
- Jack Claude Nelson
- Birthplace
- Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
- Died
- 18 March 1969
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor, film director
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Jack Claude Nelson (October 15, 1888 – March 18, 1969) was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1935. He also directed 58 films between 1920 and 1935.
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• Name — Jack Nelson • Born — 15 October 1888 • Birth Name — Jack Claude Nelson • Birthplace — Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. • Died — 18 March 1969 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actor, film director • Years Active — 1910-1935 • Children — Bobby
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• If My Country Should Call (1916) • Undine (1916) • Pasquale (1916) • A Jewel in Pawn (1917) • The Spotted Lily (1917) • The Lash of Power (1917) • The Flash of Fate (1918) • Winner Takes All (1918) • When Do We Eat? (1918) • The Haunted Bedroom (1919) • Rose of the West (1919) • Love Madness (1920) • I Am Guilty (1921) • Rough Riding Romance (1924) • The Covered Trail (1924) • Battling Mason (1924) • Midnight Secrets (1924) • A Fighting Heart (1924) • After a Million (1924) • The Wall Street Whiz (1925) • He Who Laughs Last (1925) • The Mysterious Stranger (1925) • Sunshine of Paradise Alley (1926) • Hair-Trigger Baxter (1926) • The Valley of Bravery (1926) • The Mile-a-Minute Man (1926) • The Devil's Gulch (1926) • The Dead Line (1926) • The Call of the Wilderness (1926) • Beyond the Rockies (1926) • Say It with Diamonds (1927) • Life of an Actress (1927) • The Fighting Hombre (1927) • Bulldog Pluck (1927) • The Shamrock and the Rose (1927) • Tarzan the Mighty (1928) • The Diamond Master (1929) • Two-Gun Caballero (1931)
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Release flier for ROSES OF YESTERDAY, 1913
Chicago: Selig Polyscope Co., Publisher · Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences [1]

Release flier for THE POST-IMPRESSIONISTS, 1913
Chicago: Selig Polyscope Co., Publisher · Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences [1]
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