Jack Webb Collection of Scripts for Radio and Television, 1949-1975

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Jack Webb Collection of Scripts for Radio and Television, 1949-1975

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Webb, Jack, 1920-1982

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Jack Webb was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter best remembered for his role of Police Sgt. Joe Friday on the television series "Dragnet" in the 1960s and 1970s. Born John Randolph "Jack" Webb in Santa Monica, California, he grew up in the poor section of Los Angeles in a rooming house that his mother ran. His father left the family just before he was born, and he never knew his father. During World War II, he joined the US Army Air Force, and served as a crewman...