Jesse J. Goldburg
Jesse J. Goldburg | |
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Goldburg in 1925 | |
| Born | October 21, 1881 |
| Died | August 27, 1959 (aged 77) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Producer |
| Years active | 1915–1927 (film) |
Jesse J. Goldburg (1881 – 1959) was an American film script writer and film producer active during the silent era. In 1924 he managed the low-budget company Independent Pictures Corp. based at a studio on Sunset Boulevard.
The main stars of his Western films were Franklyn Farnum, Bill Cody and Bob Custer. One of his later productions, No Man's Law included Oliver Hardy as a villain with an eye patch who meets his just deserts.
He produced films for other companies such as Beyond the Rockies for Robertson-Cole.
In 1937 he became the successful distributor for Edgar Rice Burroughs's 12-part serial The New Adventures of Tarzan with Herman Brix, when Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises company had fallen into debt.