Jack Marks (performer)

Jack Marks (12 February 1895 – 12 March 1987) was an English performer and screenwriter. He was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and began his career as a comedian, dancer and singer. He appeared before King George V and Queen Mary at the inaugural Royal Command Performance in London in 1912.[1][2] He later became a successful screenwriter for several British films, such as Up for the Cup (1950).

Marks married Iris Dilley and they had a son, Howard.

He died from lung cancer in St John's Wood.

Selected filmography

Splinters in the Navy (1931)
The Mayor's Nest (1932)
This Week of Grace (1933)
It's a King (1933)
Trouble (1933)
Up for the Derby (1933)
It's a Cop (1934)
Girls, Please! (1934)

References

"Wee Georgie Wood". The Daily Telegraph. No. 38478. 20 February 1979. p. 14.
Marks, Jack (10 March 1979). "Letters to the Editor: Command Performance". The Daily Telegraph. No. 38494. p. 18.

External links

Jack Marks at IMDb

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[1] "Wee Georgie Wood". The Daily Telegraph. No. 38478. 20 February 1979. p. 14.

[2] Marks, Jack (10 March 1979). "Letters to the Editor: Command Performance". The Daily Telegraph. No. 38494. p. 18.