Webb, Jack 1920-1982

Overview

Works:	505 works in 748 publications in 8 languages and 8,949 library holdings
Roles:	Actor, Performer, Director, Producer, Narrator, Author of screenplay, Speaker, Composer, Other, Creator, Film editor, Costume designer
Classifications:	pn1997.a23, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Jack Webb

Publications by Jack Webb

Publications by Jack Webb, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Jack Webb

Red nightmare ( Visual )
Just the facts, ma'am : the authorized biography of Jack Webb by Daniel Moyer ( Book )
My name's Friday : the unauthorized but true story of Dragnet and the films of Jack Webb by Michael J Hayde ( Book )
Just the facts, ma'am : the authorized biography of Jack Webb, creator of Dragnet, Adam-12, and Emergency by Daniel Moyer ( Book )
Dragnet : (themes from "Dragnet") titles : "Danger ahead" and "Dragnet march by Walter Schumann ( )

Jack Webb ( Visual )
Dragnet by Randy Eidemiller ( Book )
Look here. Jack Webb ( Visual )
The Jack Benny program. [1959-11-01, Jack Webb ( Visual )
Collection of scripts for radio and television, 1949-1975 by Jack Webb ( )
Webb, Jack. radio, TV producer, writer, dir., actor ( Book )
Webb, Jack: Actor, Producer, Director by Martin Quigley ( Book )
KNXT Channel 2 news. 1982-12-30--excerpt. Bill Stout's perspective--Jack Webb obituary ( Visual )
Jack Webb on oral exam board of police department ( Visual )
Jack Webb gets a "black eye" from make-up man ( Visual )
Webb, Jack ( Book )
Jack Webb, three-quarter length portrait, on set of "Dragnet", standing at door labeled "police department," facing left ( Visual )
Jack Webb just the facts ( Visual )
More than "Just the facts" : Dragnet as reactionary mythology by Karen Connolly-Lane ( Book )
Dragnet (radio program) ( Recording )

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Most widely held works by Jack Webb

Sunset Boulevard ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1950 and 2003 in English and German and held by 1,629 libraries worldwide
Pursued by creditors, Joe swerves into a driveway of a seemingly abandoned Sunset Boulevard mansion. He finds Norma, an ex-screen queen dreaming of a dramatic comeback and her husband/servant living there. She takes a fancy to Joe and, learning that he is a scriptwriter, persuades him to help her with her comeback screenplay. Being broke he accepts. He falls in love with a young script reader, but Norma breaks up their romance, setting tragedy into motion.

Dragnet ( Visual )
67 editions published between 1954 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 436 libraries worldwide
Sgt. Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith are detectives who work in the Los Angeles Police Dept. Each of the 4 episodes follows them as they interview people who help them solve the crime.

The men ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1950 and 2009 in English and German and held by 284 libraries worldwide
A war veteran paralyzed in combat returns home and finds he will never walk again, bitterly refusing to see his fiancé. She must force him to confront reality and break his physical and emotional confinement. When feeling starts to return to his legs, it could be his last hope, or final downfall.

He walked by night ( Visual )
12 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and held by 273 libraries worldwide
Film noir semi-documentary style treatment based on an actual Los Angeles Police Department case. A cop killer manages to elude detection by intercepting police radio calls and by altering his appearance. Evidence points to an alienated electronics expert.

Halls of Montezuma ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 250 libraries worldwide
A squad of Marines pick their way through enemy-infested jungles to find their objective in the island's interior.

The badge by Jack Webb ( Book )
8 editions published between 1958 and 2006 in English and held by 233 libraries worldwide

Dragnet ( Visual )
19 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in English and held by 216 libraries worldwide
A pioneering police drama profiling the cases of Sgt. Joe Friday, the tough-minded detective who did his job with little glory or thanks.

Dragnet ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 187 libraries worldwide
In a comedy homage to the famed 1950s and 1960s police drama, Detective Joe Friday, the straitlaced nephew of the original, reluctantly teams up with a nonconformist detective named Streebek to save Los Angeles from a power hungry phony TV preacher and a corrupt Police Commissioner, leading to comic adventures with oddball characters.

Old time radio. Mysteries ( Recording )
3 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 168 libraries worldwide
Presents twelve classic mystery radio programs from radio's golden age.

Pete Kelly's blues ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1955 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 167 libraries worldwide
A Kansas City singer and his jazz band bow down to pressure from a local gangster and take on the thug's alcoholic girlfriend as a singer.

The badge : true and terrifying crime stories that could not be presented on TV, from the creator and star of Dragnet by Jack Webb ( Book )
2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 154 libraries worldwide
From 1951 to 1959, Jack Webb starred as Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet, the most successful police drama in television history. Webb was also the creator of Dragnet, and what made the show so revolutionary was its documentary-style format and the fact that each episode was "ripped" from the files of the LAPD. But 1950s television censors deemed many of the stories in the LAPD's files too violent or sensational for the airwaves. This is Webb's collection of stories that could not be presented on TV: untold, behind-the-scenes accounts of the Black Dahlia murder, the Brenda Allen confessions, Stephen Nash's "thrill murders," and Donald Bashor's "sleeping lady murders," to name just a few. Case by case, The Badge takes readers on a spine chilling police tour through the dark, shadowy world of Los Angeles crime.--From publisher description.

Emergency! Season one ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 150 libraries worldwide
Race to the scene with the heroic men of paramedic Squad 51 and the emergency staff of Rampart Hospital as they respond round-the-clock to LA's most dire emergencies.

Adam-12. Season one ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in English and held by 131 libraries worldwide
Still mourning the death of his former partner, Officer Pete Malloy is teamed with rookie Jim Reed, and together they serve and protect Los Angeles as Adam-12, their unit's radio call number.

Dragnet 1967. Season 1 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 127 libraries worldwide
The classic police drama is updated for the 1960s. No-nonsense Sgt. Joe Friday and his partner, Officer Bill Gannon, tackle traditional police cases and face new challenges such as LSD, race riots, and public service TV shows.

Master detectives ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 126 libraries worldwide

Golden throats the great celebrity sing-off ( Recording )
2 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 120 libraries worldwide

Dragnet ( Recording )
26 editions published between 1977 and 2003 in English and held by 111 libraries worldwide
Master jewel thief: A sudden wave of jewel thefts is sweeping the city. The Big picture: A pair of fake talent scouts seek young girls who have come to Hollywood for a career in the movies. Their scam is a pornography racket. The Big speech: A doctor is severly beaten, robbed and left in critical condition. Suspicion points to a narcotics addict. The Big almost no show: A woman reports the disappearance of her brother.

Emergency! Season two ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 108 libraries worldwide
When lives are on the line, the Emergency! team is there and ready for action. Reunite with Squad 51 and the heroic staff of Rampart Hospital in all gripping Season 2 episodes of the pioneering series that was the first to show the real-life drama of being an EMT. From mysterious widespread viruses to dangerous overdoses to a treacherous gas explosion, there's no crisis too tough for brave paramedics Roy DeSoto (Kevin Tighe) and John Gage (Randolph Mantooth). With their trademark wit and humor, they're always ready to race to the scene of LA's most dire situations. Along for the ride are some of TV's most popular stars, including Dick Van Patten, John Travolta (Welcome Back Kotter), Deidre Hall and many more. From legendary producer Jack Webb (Dragnet) comes the incredible second season of Emergency! - the TV show that broke new ground for all action series to come.

Legends of radio detectives & crime fighters ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 106 libraries worldwide
Presents a collection of old detective radio shows from the 1940's and 50's.

Old-time radio's greatest shows ( Recording )
2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 100 libraries worldwide
Each disc contains two episodes from a well-known radio program, originally broadcast in the 1940s and 1950s. Programs include Amos 'n' Andy, The Jack Benny program, The Burns and Allen Show, Dragnet, The Lone Ranger, Escape, Suspense, Fibber McGee & Molly, X-minus one, and Gunsmoke.

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