John Rawlins
Birth date
June 9, 1902
Death date
May 20, 1997
Place of birth
Long Beach, California, USA
Profession
Directing
Age
94 years
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Biography
Director John Rawlins started in films in 1918 as an actor, stunt man, gag writer and assistant director. For a while he sidelined as a comedy writer, then became an editor and later directed second features for First National in Britain from the early 1930s. Returning to the US, he joined Universal (1938-46), where he turned out "B" pictures and serials, including installments of the "Dick Tracy" and "Sherlock Holmes" series. He had similar assignments at RKO (1947-48) and United Artists (1951-53), before branching out into television dramas.
Also known as
John RawlingsJ.R. RawlinsJack RawlinsJack Rollins
