Jacques Jaccard

American film director

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Jacques Jaccard

Jaccard in 1916

Born|

Jacques Arthur Jaccard

(1886-09-11)September 11, 1886

New York City

Died| July 24, 1960(1960-07-24) (aged 73)

Los Angeles, California

Occupations|

* Film director
* Screenwriter

Years active| 1913–1938
Spouses|

* Helen Leslie (div.)
* Catherine Dirking (div.)

Jaccard directed The Diamond from the Sky in 1915.

Jacques Jaccard (September 11, 1886 – July 24, 1960) was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film. He directed 86 films and wrote scripts for 80. The best-known of his films as a director was The Diamond from the Sky (1915).[1][2]

## Biography

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Jaccard told reporters he was born in New York City and educated in France.[3] He moved back to the U.S. around 1913 and began a career as an actor and assistant director, specializing in western and action films at Universal early on. In the mid-1920s, after returning from serving in World War I, he began working for lower-rent studios such as Goodwill Pictures, Syndicate Pictures, and Arrow Pictures.

When movies with sound became popular, Jaccard's career went downhill. He directed his last film, Señor Jim, in 1936. After that, he worked as a screenwriter and dialogue director. In 1940, he rejoined Universal's serial department as a dialogue coach, working on serials such as Gang Busters and Adventures of the Flying Cadets. Jaccard retired in 1944 and died in Los Angeles in 1960.[4]

Jaccard married Helen Leslie, an actress. He was also briefly married to Catherine Dirking (who went by the stage name Joan Jaccard during their marriage).[5][6][7][8] The pair divorced in 1933.[9][10]

## Selected filmography

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* Desert Guns (1936)
* Rio Grande Ranger (1936)
* Senor Jim (1936)
* The Hawk (1931)
* One Splendid Hour (1929)
* Montmartre Rose (1929)
* The Iron Rider (1927)[11]
* The Fire Fighters (1927)
* The Fugitive (1925)
* Vic Dyson Pays (1925)
* Unseen Hands (1924)
* Riders of the Plains (1924)
* The Miracle Baby (1923)
* The Great Alone (1922)
* The Wild Wild West (1921)
* Crossed Clues (1921)
* Who Was the Man? (1921)
* The Vanishing Dagger (1920)
* 'If Only' Jim (1920)
* The Lion's Claws (1918)
* The Red Ace (1917)
* Liberty (1916)
* The Wedding Guest (1916)
* The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring (1916)
* The Passing of Hell's Crown (1916)
* The Night Riders (1916)
* Stampede in the Night (1916)
* A Knight of the Range (1916)
* The Diamond from the Sky (1915)
* A Blowout at Santa Banana (1914)
* Destinies Fulfilled (1914)
* The Call of the Traumerei (1914)
* Rose of San Juan (1913)
* Personal Magnetism (1913)
* American Born (1913)
* In the Mountains of Virginia (1913)
* Trapped in a Forest Fire (1913)

## References

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1. ^ Rainey 2015, p. 48.
2. ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries Cumulative Series Motion Pictures 1912 - 1939". Internet Archive. Copyright Office * Library of Congress. 1951. p. 191. Retrieved August 23, 2022. "Motion Pictures, 1912-1939, is a cumulative catalog listing works registered in the Copyright Office in Classes L and M between August 24, 1912 and December 31, 1939"
3. ^ "Jacques Jaccard Directs Another Serial". The Sedgwick Pantagraph (Sedgwick, Kansas). February 21, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved August 23, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Jacques Jacquard". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). July 30, 1960. p. 50. Retrieved August 23, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Stage Actor to Wed Joan Jaccard in Surprise Rite". Daily News (New York, New York). September 13, 1934. p. 622. Retrieved August 23, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Jacques Jaccard Weds". News-Pilot (San Pedro, California). May 14, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved August 23, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Matrimonial Seas Get Choppy in Filmland". Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California). May 17, 1925. p. 91. Retrieved August 23, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Jaccard Case Set". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). February 5, 1922. p. 19. Retrieved August 23, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Actress Wins Divorce Plea". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). March 28, 1933. p. 28. Retrieved August 23, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Screen Director Sued for Divorce". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). March 10, 1933. p. 10. Retrieved August 23, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ www.silentera.com/video/ironRiderHV.html

### Works cited

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* Rainey, Buck (June 8, 2015). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0448-0.

## External links

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* Media related to Jacques Jaccard at Wikimedia Commons
* Jacques Jaccard at IMDb

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Films directed by Jacques Jaccard

* The Call of the Traumerei (1914)
* The Diamond from the Sky (1915)
* A Knight of the Range (1916)
* Stampede in the Night (1916)
* The Night Riders (1916)
* The Passing of Hell's Crown (1916)
* The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring (1916)
* The Wedding Guest (1916)
* Liberty (1916)
* The Red Ace (1917)
* The Lion's Claws (1918)
* 'If Only' Jim (1920)
* The Great Alone (1922)
* Riders of the Plains (1924)
* Unseen Hands (1924)
* The Fire Fighters (1927)
* The Hawk (1931)

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