Jerome Courtland
| Jerome Courtland | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 27, 1926 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died |
March 1, 2012 (aged 85) Santa Clarita Valley, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Cremated |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1942-1993 |
| Spouse(s) |
Polly Bergen (1950-1955) (divorced) Janet Rose Gumprecht (1955-?) (divorced) 5 children Marlene Juttner (1984-2012) (his death) |
Jerome Courtland (December 27, 1926 – March 1, 2012) was an American actor, director and producer. He acted in films in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and in television in the 1950s and 1960's. Courtland also appeared on Broadway in the musical, "Flahooley" in the early 1950s. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He directed and produced television series in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He served in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
In 1951 Courtland starred on Broadway as the romantic lead in the very short-lived musical, "Flahooley" with Barbara Cook. 1957, he starred in six episodes of ABC's Disneyland in the miniseries "The Saga of Andy Burnett", the story of a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, man who comes west to the Rocky Mountains. The Burnett role was an attempt by Walt Disney to follow up on the success of the first television miniseries, Davy Crockett. His voice was heard singing the title song during the credits in the movie Old Yeller. In 1959 he played the role of Army Lt. Henry Nowlan in the Disney film Tonka. Also that year he narrated the Disney short "Noah's Ark", nominated for an Oscar the following year for Best Short Subject (Cartoon).[1] In 1975, he produced the Walt Disney film, Ride a Wild Pony.[2] He was one of two producers of the partly animated 1977 Disney movie Pete's Dragon.[1] He was the producer for Escape to Witch Mountain in 1975.
Courtland died on March 1, 2012 of heart disease in the Santa Clarita Valley, California.[1]
Partial filmography
- Together Again (1944)
- The Man from Colorado (1948)
- Battleground (1949)
- Tokyo Joe (1949)
- The Palomino (1950)
- The Barefoot Mailman (1951)
- Sunny Side of the Street (1951)
- Santa Fe (1951)
- The Texas Rangers (1951)
- The Barefoot Mailman (1951)
- Take the High Ground! (1953)
- The Bamboo Prison (1954)
- Tonka (1958)
- Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minovitz, Ethan (March 6, 2012). "Jerome Courtland, 85, was "Pete's Dragon" producer". Big Cartoon News. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ↑ Bettles, Robert (December 22, 1976). "Insight with a boy and his pony". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 16. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
External links
- Jerome Courtland at AllRovi
- Jerome Courtland at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jerome Courtland at the Internet Movie Database
- Jerome Courtland at Find a Grave
- Staff (March 5, 2012). "Jerome Courtland dies at 85 – Directed Episodes of Aaron Spelling Dramas". Variety. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
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