Jack Chertok (July 13, 1906 – June 14, 1995) was an American film and television producer perhaps best known to modern viewers as producer for the 182 black and white episodes of ''

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''.

Career

Born in

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, to Russian-Jewish immigrants Annie Rouglin Chertok and Isadore Chertok,Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T625_251; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 53 Chertok began his career in the mid-1930s, when he began producing a wide variety of film shorts for MGM, including comedies, documentaries and crime dramas. His comedy short ''

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'', starring

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, won the 1935

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for Best Short Subject, Comedy. He was the producer for many short films in MGM's ''Crime Does Not Pay'' series and produced many of the ''

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'' shorts after MGM took over that series from

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. In 1949, Chertok made the move to television, producing 182 episodes for ''The Lone Ranger'' television series. He is also credited as a producer for other series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Cavalcade of America'' for

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, and ''

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''. He was executive producer for the television series ''

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'' (1953–57), ''

'' (1955–56), '' Johnny Midnight'' (1960), ''

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'' (1963–66), and ''

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'' (1964–65). During the early 1960s, Chertok ran a summer camp in

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, named Camp Purple Sage, which featured horseback riding, arts and crafts, ping-pong, etc.

Death

On June 14, 1995, Chertok died at the age of 88 in Los Angeles, California.

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chertok, Jack 1906 births 1995 deaths American film producers Television producers from Georgia (U.S. state) Businesspeople from Atlanta 20th-century American businesspeople