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John Jacob Sher (16 March 1913 – 23 August 1988) was an American newspaper columnist, songwriter, film director, film writer, and producer. Born in Minneapolis, Sher wrote for several magazines, including the Saturday Evening Post, Esquire, Redbook, Radio Mirror, Reader's Digest, and Collier's. He also had been a columnist for the New York Reporter, and from 1937 to 1940 Screen & Radio Weekly, a nationally syndicated Sunday supplement published by the Detroit Free Press. Sher wrote a number of films for Audie Murphy, including in 1959, The Wild and the Innocent, which he also directed. In the 1979 remake for TV, The Kid from Left Field, Gary Coleman (1968–2010), who starred in the series, accepted the NAACP Image Award for Best Children's Special of Episode in a Series. Sher's 1971–1972 television play, Goodbye, Raggedy Ann was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama – Original Teleplay.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1913-03-16
- event Death Date 1988-08-23
- school Known for: Writing
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- info Birth Place Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Shane
1953-04-23
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Move Over, Darling
1963-12-19
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Paris Blues
1961-09-27
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The Wild and the Innocent
1959-05-27
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The Wild and the Innocent
1959-05-27
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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
1960-11-30
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Kathy O'
1958-09-24
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Kathy O'
1958-09-24
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Critic's Choice
1963-02-24
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My Favorite Spy
1951-12-25
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The Kid from Left Field
1953-07-01
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Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961-07-12
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World in My Corner
1956-03-01
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World in My Corner
1956-03-01
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Kathy O'
1958-09-24
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Female Artillery
1973-01-18
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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
1960-11-30
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Slither
1973-03-07
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Walk the Proud Land
1956-09-01
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Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
1971-10-22
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Four Girls in Town
1957-01-16
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Four Girls in Town
1957-01-16
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The Kid from Left Field
1979-09-30
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The Kid from Left Field
1979-09-30
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Off Limits
1952-12-30
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Off Limits
1952-12-30
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Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961-07-12
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Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961-07-12
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Joe Butterfly
1957-05-29
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Hello Mother, Goodbye!
1974-05-15
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Hello Mother, Goodbye!
1974-05-15
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Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
1971-10-22
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Hello Mother, Goodbye!
1974-05-15
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Hello Mother, Goodbye!
1974-05-15
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Bewitched
1964-09-17
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Goodbye, Raggedy Ann