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Preston Black

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Preston Black Famous memorial

Original Name
Jacob Weiss
Birth
Budapest, Belváros-Lipótváros, Budapest, Hungary
Death
10 Apr 1984 (aged 85)
North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Courts of TaNaCH, Crypt 55310
Memorial ID
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Film Director. He was a Hungarian-born Hollywood motion director as well as a film writer, and producer of the 1920s and 1930s. He was the older brother of film directors Jules White and Sam White. The brothers were known to be collectors of early film memorabilia. After his divorce from Pauline Starke, he adopted the stage name Jack White and also used the pseudonym Preston Black. He directed a number of the best early 3 Stooges comedy shorts for Columbia, such as "Ants in the Pantry," "Disorder in the Court," and "A Pain in the Pullman."

Film Director. He was a Hungarian-born Hollywood motion director as well as a film writer, and producer of the 1920s and 1930s. He was the older brother of film directors Jules White and Sam White. The brothers were known to be collectors of early film memorabilia. After his divorce from Pauline Starke, he adopted the stage name Jack White and also used the pseudonym Preston Black. He directed a number of the best early 3 Stooges comedy shorts for Columbia, such as "Ants in the Pantry," "Disorder in the Court," and "A Pain in the Pullman."

Bio by: AJ


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JACK WHITE
1899 - 1984



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  • Originally Created by: AJ
  • Added: Mar 13, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6256232/preston-black: accessed ), memorial page for Preston Black (2 Mar 1899–10 Apr 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6256232, citing Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.