- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Morfit Kirkland
- Jack Kirkland was born on July 25, 1900 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for The Gilded Lily (1935), Heads Up (1930) and Adventure in Manhattan (1936). He was married to Nancy Hoadley, Haila Stoddard, Julie Laird, Jayne Shadduck and Nancy Carroll. He died on February 22, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesNancy Hoadley(March 14, 1948 - February 22, 1969) (his death, 2 children)Haila Stoddard(April 3, 1938 - September 2, 1947) (divorced, 2 children)Julie Laird(December 13, 1936 - March 25, 1937) (divorced)Jayne Shadduck(March 23, 1934 - July 29, 1935) (divorced)Nancy Carroll(June 1924 - June 3, 1931) (divorced)
- Children
- Father of ballerina-actress-author Gelsey Kirkland.
- His play, "Tobacco Road", at the American Blues Theater in Chicago, Illinois, was nominated for a 2010 Joseph Jefferson Award for Production of a Play.
- Survived by his widow, Nancy Hoadley; two sons, Christopher and Marshall; four daughters, Mrs. Patricia Bevan, Mrs. Robin MacDonald, Johnna Kirkland and Gelsey.
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