Jack Cummings
director, producer, writer
- Birth name:
- Jacob Spencer Kominsky
- Born:
- 1905-02-16, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
- Died:
- 1989-04-28, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Professions:
- director, producer, writer
Biography
Although related to MGM head Louis B. Mayer, Cummings started his career at the studio as a low-paid office boy. He worked his way up to script supervisor and assistant director, and was eventually placed in charge of the studio's short-subjects department, where he personally produced most (and directed several) of them. In 1934 MGM made Cummings a producer of features, and as such he was responsible for many of the studio's most famous musicals.
