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Jack Marks (performer)

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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. [citation needed] 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

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References

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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.
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