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Lait, Jack, 1883-1954

LC control no.no 91004153
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LC classificationPS3523.A365
Personal name headingLait, Jack, 1883-1954
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Variant(s)Lait, Jack, 1882-1954
LocatedChicago (Ill.)
Birth date1883-03-13
Death date1954-04-01
Place of birthNew York (N.Y.)
Place of deathBeverley Hills (Calif.)
AffiliationHearst Corporation
Profession or occupationJournalists Dramatists Novelists
Found inGirl without a room [MP] 1933: credits (from the novel by Jack Lait)
LC in OCLC, 2-14-91 (hdg.: Lait, Jack, 1882-1954)
Wikipedia, viewed 4 August 2020: Jack Lait (journalist, author and playwright; born Jacquin Leonard Lait, March 13, 1883, in New York City, and grew up in Chicago; known for sensational reportage, he moved rapidly through the Hearst newspaper ranks from reporter to columnist and from editor to executive; best known as co-author with Lee Mortimer of the controversial "Confidential" books; died April 1, 1954, at home in Beverley Hills)