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John Berry (country Singer) Albums
John Berry may refer to: Entertainment * John Berry (film director) (1917–1999), American film director * John Berry (illustrator) (1920–2009), British illustrator * John Berry (country singer) (born 1959), American country singer ** John Berry (album), ''John Berry'' (album), debut album * John Berry (arts administrator) (born 1961), British musician and arts administrator * John Berry (Beastie Boys) (1963–2016), member of the Beastie Boys Politics * John Berry (administrator) (born 1959), director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (2009–2013), Ambassador to Australia * John Berry (congressman) (1833–1879), U.S. Representative * John Berry (New Jersey governor) (1619–1712), Deputy Governor of New Jersey * John M. Berry (1827–1887), American jurist and politician * John Walter Berry (1868–1943), Canadian politician * John Wesley Berry (1858–1931), Tacoma councilman Sports * Jonathan Berry (born 1953), chess master * Jack Berry (hurling) (1944–2003), Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Berry (film Director)
John Berry (September 6, 1917 – November 29, 1999) was an American film director, who went into exile in France when his career was interrupted by the Hollywood blacklist. Early life Berry was born Jak Szold in The Bronx, New York, the son of a Polish-Jewish father and a Romanian mother. He was a child performer in vaudeville, first going on stage at the age of four. In his teens he briefly worked as a boxer under the name Jackie Sold. Berry's father was a restaurateur who at one point owned 28 restaurants around New York City but he went out of business during the Great Depression and Berry sought to support himself by working as a comedian and master of ceremonies in the Catskill resorts as well as working as an actor. Mercury Theatre and Hollywood Berry's first big break came when he was hired by the Mercury Theatre for its debut production, titled ''Caesar'' (1937). Berry acted in other roles with the theater and assisted Orson Welles in directing the 1942 production of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |