Jack Marks (performer)

Jack Marks (12 February 1895 – 12 March 1987) was an English performer and screenwriter.

He was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

He began his career as a comedian, dancer and singer. He appeared before King George V and Queen Mary at the inaugural Royal Command Performance in London in 1912. He later became a successful screenwriter for several British films, such as Up for the Cup (1950). He married Iris Dilley and they had a son Howard.

He died from lung cancer in St John's Wood.

Selected filmography

• Splinters in the Navy (1931)
• The Mayor's Nest (1932)
• This Week of Grace (1933)
• It's a King (1933)
• Trouble (1933)
• Up for the Derby (1933)
• It's a Cop (1934)
• Girls, Please! (1934)
• Where's George? (1935)
• Fame (1936)
• Splinters in the Air (1937)
• Why Pick on Me? (1937)
• What a Man! (1938)
• Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949)
• Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)

External links

• Jack Marks at IMDb