Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p James V. Kern (September 22, 1909, New York City, New York – November 9, 1966, Encino, California) was an American singer, songwriter, screenwriter, actor, and director.Educated at the Fordham Law School, Kern worked for a while as an attorney. He sang with the George Olsen Trio, and appeared with the Olsen orchestra in "Good News." From 1927 to 1939, he sang with and wrote for the Yacht Club Boys quartet, with whom he appeared in several motion pictures.He became a screenwriter and later a director. In film, he directed mainly "B" pictures, but after he moved to television, he directed hundreds of series episodes. He was one of the house directors on I Love Lucy in the 1950s. He directed My Three Sons in the 1960s . When he died suddenly of a heart attack at age 57, there were some episodes of My Three Sons that had only been partially completed for the 1966/67 season, so director James Sheldon was brought in by the Producers of that series to round out the season.He joined ASCAP in 1955. His popular-song compositions include "Easy Street", "Lover, Lover," "Little Red Fox," and "Shut the Door.". }
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- James_V._Kern abstract "James V. Kern (September 22, 1909, New York City, New York – November 9, 1966, Encino, California) was an American singer, songwriter, screenwriter, actor, and director.Educated at the Fordham Law School, Kern worked for a while as an attorney. He sang with the George Olsen Trio, and appeared with the Olsen orchestra in "Good News." From 1927 to 1939, he sang with and wrote for the Yacht Club Boys quartet, with whom he appeared in several motion pictures.He became a screenwriter and later a director. In film, he directed mainly "B" pictures, but after he moved to television, he directed hundreds of series episodes. He was one of the house directors on I Love Lucy in the 1950s. He directed My Three Sons in the 1960s . When he died suddenly of a heart attack at age 57, there were some episodes of My Three Sons that had only been partially completed for the 1966/67 season, so director James Sheldon was brought in by the Producers of that series to round out the season.He joined ASCAP in 1955. His popular-song compositions include "Easy Street", "Lover, Lover," "Little Red Fox," and "Shut the Door."".