![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Director, Screenwriter, Screen Story, Short Story Author Biography:The son of a Hollywood studio technician, "Grover Jones" enjoyed a long career as a writer, producer and director. In the latter category, Jones directed or co-directed a handful of 2-reel silent comedies, including "Al St. John"'s "The Iron Mule" (1925). From 1926 until 1937, he was a staff writer at Paramount, laboring away on such projects as the Bebe Daniels comedies, the early-talkie western "The Virginian" (1929), and "Lives of the Bengal Lancers" (1935), earning an Academy Award nomination for the last-named film. While at Paramount, he became a producer, remaining in this capacity during his two-year (1938-39) stint at Hal Roach Studios. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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