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(1883-1954) Journalist, author, playwright. Jack Lait was born in New York City and died in Beverly Hills, California.

Full Name

Jack Lait

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Lait was editor of the New York Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror.

1883

BIRTH

Jacquin Leonard Lait was born in New York City on March 13, 1883.

1916

LITWORK

Beef, Iron and Wine
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company

Novel.

1926

LITWORK

All the Funny Folks: The Wonder Tale of How the Comic-strip Characters Live and Love
The World Today

Novel.

1930

LITWORK

Gangster Girl
Grosset & Dunlap

Novel.

1930

LITWORK

Put On The Spot
Grosset & Dunlap

Novel on which the 1931 film, "Bad Company," was based.

1931

LITWORK

Help Wanted
The Archer Press Corporation

Novel based on Mr. Lait's 1914 play of the same name.

1932

LITWORK

The Beast Of The City
Grosset & Dunlap

Novel.

1948

LITWORK

New York Confidential
Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company

Novel written with Lee Mortimer.

1950

LITWORK

Chicago Confidential
Crown Publishers

Novel written with Lee Mortimer.

1951

LITWORK

Washington Confidential
Crown Publishers

Novel written with Lee Mortimer.

1952

LITWORK

U. S. A. Confidential
Crown Publishers

Novel written with Lee Mortimer.

1954

DEATH

Jack Lait died in Beverly Hills, California, on April 1, 1954.

1954

INTERMENT

Jack Lait was interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California.

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