Jones, Ike
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| Birthname | Isaac Lolette Jones | ||||
| born on | 23 December 1929 at 11:10 (= 11:10 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Los Angeles, California, 34n03, 118w15 | ||||
| Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American film producer and actor who was the first African American to serve as a producer on a major motion picture, namely A Man Called Adam, a 1966 film starring Sammy Davis Jr.
He became the first African American graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in June 1953. Harry Belafonte hired him as vice president of development for Harbel Productions, and in the 1960s, Jones headed Nat King Cole's Kell-Cole Productions.
Jones was relatively unknown outside of the film industry until 1970 when he publicly announced that he had been secretly married to actress Inger Stevens from 1961 until her death of a drug overdose in April 1970. Jones announced that he would use a portion of the $1,171,000 of Stevens' estate to open a mental health care clinic in Watts, Los Angeles. At the time, Jones managed a chain of convalescent homes.
In 1995, he became the first recipient of the Oscar Micheaux Award, presented by the Producers Guild of America.
Ike Jones died of complications from a stroke and congestive heart failure in an assisted-living facility in Los Angeles on 5 October 2014 at age 84.
Relationships
- spouse relationship with Stevens, Inger (born 18 October 1934). Notes: 1961-1970
- (has as) boss relationship with Belafonte, Harry (born 1 March 1927). Notes: Harbel Productions
Events
- Work : Prize 1995 (Oscar Micheaux Award)
- Death by Disease 5 October 2014 (Stroke and congestive heart failure, age 84)
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Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate (Isaac Lolit Jones).
Categories
- Traits : Body : Race (African-American)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Heart disease/attack
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Stroke
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Inger Stevens)
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease (Stroke and congestive heart failure)
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 84)
- Vocation : Business : Top executive (VP of Harbel Productions)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Entertain Producer (Film)
- Notable : Awards : Vocational award (Oscar Micheaux Award)
- Notable : Famous : First in Field (African American pioneer)
- 1929 births
- Birthday 23 December
- Birthplace Los Angeles, CA (US)
- Sun 1 Capricorn
- Moon 10 Libra
- Asc 16 Pisces
- 2014 deaths
- Traits : Body : Race
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Heart disease/attack
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Stroke
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
- Vocation : Business : Top executive
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Entertain Producer
- Notable : Awards : Vocational award
- Notable : Famous : First in Field
