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Joseph Kane

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Joseph Kane
Joseph Kane
Born
Jasper Joseph Inman Kane

(1894-03-19)March 19, 1894
San Diego,California, USA
DiedAugust 25, 1975(1975-08-25)(aged 81)
Santa Monica, California,USA
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • film editor
  • screenwriter

Jasper Joseph Inman Kane(March 19, 1894,San Diego– August 25, 1975,Santa Monica, California) was an Americanfilm director,film producer,film editorandscreenwriter.He is best known for his extensive directorship and focus onWesternfilms.[1]

Biography

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Kane began his career as a professional cellist. In 1934 he took an interest in film directing and, starting in 1935, he co-directed serials forMascot PicturesandRepublic Pictures.He soon became Republic's top Western film director.[1]

Kane's first directorial credit was forThe Fighting Marines(1935). When Mascot Pictures and several other small film companies amalgamated into Republic Pictures in 1935, Kane became staff director, remaining at the studio until it ceased production in 1958.[1]He piloted manyGene AutryandRoy Rogersmovies and directedJohn Waynein films such asThe Lawless Nineties(1936) andFlame of Barbary Coast(1944), andJoseph SchildkrautonThe Cheaters(1945). Between 1935 and his death in 1975 he directed 119 films and numerous television series episodes.[1][2]

Unlike most Republic house directors, Kane was also credited as associate producer on many of his films. During 1939-57 he was a major film producer, producing over 60 films. Kane was also a film editor and screenwriter responsible for the editing process of over 20 of his films, and he had a brief stint as an actor.[1]

During the 1950s Kane worked steadily intelevision,with emphasis on Westerns and action series. He spent the last decade of his life as a second-unit director on such productions asUniversal StudiosBeau Geste(1966) andIn Enemy Country(1968).[1]

Kane died on August 25, 1975, in Santa Monica, California.[1]

Partial filmography

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Notable actors directed by Kane

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References

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  1. ^abcdefgErickson, Hal."Joseph Kane".Allmovie.RetrievedSeptember 12,2012.
  2. ^ab"Joseph Kane".Internet Movie Database.RetrievedSeptember 12,2012.
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