Jackson, Felix

  1. Jackson, Felix
  2. Detailed View

Name Entries

Information

person

Name Entries *

Jackson, Felix

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Jackson, Felix


Cite

Genders

Exist Dates

Exist Dates - Single Date

active 1979

Show Fuzzy Range Fields

Cite

Biographical History

Born Felix Joachimson in Germany in 1902, Jackson was a music critic and writer in 1920's Berlin, when he met Kurt Weill. They collaborated on an opera entitled Na und?, now lost, and became fast friends. Jackson moved to the United States in the late 1930's and pursued a successful career in films (most notably as the screenwriter for Destry rides again). In the 1970's he wrote an unpublished biography of Kurt Weill. He died in 1992.

From the description of An oral history interview with Felix Jackson / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by Alan Rich and Kim Kowalke, Los Angeles, 1979(?) : recording and transcript. (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison). WorldCat record id: 122612273 From the description of An oral history interview with Felix Jackson / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by David Farneth, Los Angeles, 1985 April 5 : recording and transcript. (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison). WorldCat record id: 122612263

Jackson, a screenwriter, playwright and novelist, was born in Germany in 1902. He came to the United States in 1937, worked as a writer and later became a television producer.

From the description of Papers, 1926-1982. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30091443

eng

Latn


Cite

External Related CPF

https://viaf.org/viaf/79364492


Cite

Other Entity IDs (Same As)

Sources

Loading ...

Resource Relations

Loading ...

Internal CPF Relations

Loading ...

Languages Used

eng

Zyyy


Cite

ger

Zyyy


Cite

Subjects

American drama


Cite

Emigration and immigration


Cite

Fiction


Cite

Jazz audiences


Cite

Motion picture authorship


Cite

Playwriting


Cite

Television


Cite

Television programs


Cite

Nationalities

Activities

Occupations

Legal Statuses

Places

United States

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Germany

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Convention Declarations

<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>


Cite

General Contexts

Structure or Genealogies

Mandates

Options

Information
Collection Locations Basic View Revision History Source Summary
Visualizations
Connection Graph Radial Graph
Export As
JSON EAC-CPF XML

Identity Constellation Identifier(s)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r501g2

w6r501g2

49058679