Jack Marks (performer)

Jack Marks (12 February 1895 – 12 March 1987) was an English performer and screenwriter. He was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and began his career as a comedian, dancer and singer. He appeared before King George V and Queen Mary at the inaugural Royal Command Performance in London in 1912. He later became a successful screenwriter for several British films, such as Up for the Cup (1950).

Marks married Iris Dilley and they had a son, Howard.

He died from lung cancer in St John's Wood.

Selected filmography

 * Splinters in the Navy (1931)
 * The Mayor's Nest (1932)
 * This Week of Grace (1933)
 * It's a King (1933)
 * Trouble (1933)
 * Up for the Derby (1933)
 * It's a Cop (1934)
 * Girls, Please! (1934)


 * Where's George? (1935)
 * Fame (1936)
 * Splinters in the Air (1937)
 * Why Pick on Me? (1937)
 * What a Man! (1938)
 * Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1940)
 * Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949)
 * Trail Blazers (1953)
 * Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)