John Randolph Webb, known as Jack Webb, was an American actor, television producer, director and screenwriter, born in Santa Monica, California, on 2 April 1920 and died on 23 December 1982. He was most famous for his role as Joe Friday in the Dragnet franchise, which he created, and his career ran from 1932 to 1982. Within this atlas Jack Webb is credited as the creator, writer and producer of Dragnet. These details are drawn from the English Wikipedia article Jack Webb, which this entry cites as its source.
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Source Wikipedia: Dragnet (franchise)
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John Randolph Webb (April 2, 1920, December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, most famous for his role as Joe Friday in the Dragnet franchise, which he created.
Article body: Television Academy Hall of Fame
In 1992, Webb was posthumously inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
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Works Created: Dragnet (TV series), Article lead sentence
Dragnet is an American media franchise created by actor and producer Jack Webb and owned by his company Mark VII Limited and Universal Pictures.
Works Created: Dragnet, Infobox: creator
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