James Jacks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James Jacks

American film producer

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1947

Place of Birth: United States of America, United States

Date of Death: 20-Jan-2014

Profession: film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About James Jacks

  • James "Jim" Jacks (December 29, 1947 – January 20, 2014) was an American film producer of several blockbuster films. Born December 29, 1947, Jacks grew up in a military family.
  • He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.S.
  • in Industrial Engineering and from Cornell University with an MBA.
  • He was working as a Wall Street financial analyst when he decided to be a screenwriter.
  • Unsuccessful, he became head of production at Circle Films in the early- to mid-1980s and then senior vice-president of production at Universal Studios from the late-1980s into the early-1990s.
  • In 1992, he became an independent producer with Alphaville Films, which he co-founded with Sean Daniel.
  • He left Alphaville Films in 2004.Jacks died on January 20, 2014 of a heart attack at his Los Angeles home at the age of 66.

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