James Komack was an American television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor.
11 Facts About James Komack
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James Komack is best known for producing several hit television series, including The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Chico and the Man, and Welcome Back, Kotter.
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James Komack performed in both the film and the original Broadway cast of the musical Damn Yankees.
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James Komack's first hit of writing was topical night club material.
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James Komack recorded a gold hit record, "The Knickname Song".
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James Komack recorded a music album on RCA Victor in 1957 titled Inside Me, under the orchestra direction of Dennis Farnon.
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In December 1960, James Komack appeared as Dr Franklin in the episode "Emergency" of the CBS anthology series, The DuPont Show with June Allyson.
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James Komack appeared in and created Me and Maxx, whose title character was inspired by and named after his daughter.
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James Komack is credited with discovering and launching the careers of John Travolta and Freddie Prinze.
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James Komack was director of the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "A Piece of the Action".
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James Komack died of heart problems at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California on December 24,1997, at the age of 73.