Jerome Courtland dies at 85

Jerome (Jerry) Courtland, an actress who later increased to become producer and director in film and television, concentrating on shows including "The Flying Nun," "The Romance Boat" and "Empire," died of coronary disease inside the Santa Clarita Valley, Calif., on March 1. He was 85.Courtland's creating career spanned greater than 25 years or so at Wally Disney Art galleries and Screen Gems concentrating on movies including "Escape to Witch Mountain," "Ride an crazy Pony" and "Return From Witch Mountain" Television show including "Here Come the Brides," "The Flying Nun," "The Partridge Family" and "The Interns" and telepics including "Gidget Matures," "Hog Wild" and "The Big Dixie Deliverance." Before departing Disney at the begining of eighties Courtland produced animated feature "Pete's Dragon" and live actioner "The Demon and Max Devlin." Coping with Aaron Spelling inside the eighties, Courtland directed cases of "Empire," "Falcon Crest," "Fantasy Island" and "Love Boat," additionally to "Hotel" and "The Colbys." More youthful crowd helmed cases of "Knots Landing." Courtland Jourolman Junior. was produced in Knoxville, Tenn. Because he was 17, he attended a Hollywood party along with his mother, a specialist singer he met Charles Vidor, who requested him to screen test at Columbia, which he was soon signed with a seven-year contract. He gained his feature debut in Vidor's "Together Again AgainInch making a few additional films at Columbia just before being granted having a Military, where he offered inside the Off-shoreline throughout World war ii. Courtland restarted his showbiz career after returning from service by turning up inside the original Broadway output of "Flahoohey." He starred opposite a 17-year-old Shirley Temple inside the film "Hug and Tell" and acquired notice for roles in "The Man From Colorado" (1948), "Battleground" (1949), "The Palomino" (1950), "The Barefoot Mail carrier" (1951) and "Proceed and take High Ground "(1953). On Tv beginning inside the mid-'50s, Courtland stood a seven-episode searching work on "The Saga of Andy Burnett" incorporated in "Wally Disney's Wonderful Arena of Color" and came out on cases of "The Adventures of Rin Container Container" and "The Rifleman" at the begining of '60s, with dyed blonde hair and beard, he starred inside the series "Tales in the Vikings" after which guested on "Dying Valley Days" and "The Virginian."Film credits through the sixties are the musical "O sole mio," "Full in the Seas" and "Cafe Oriental." At the begining of 1990's he guested on "L.A. Law" and "Knots Landing."In 1997 he gone after the Chicago area, where he increased to become professor at Columbia College, teaching acting and pointing for your camera for five years. He then outdated in Florida, where he written and outlined children's books. Courtland will be a voting part of the Academy of motion Picture Arts & Sciences more than thirty years.He was married three occasions, the first time to actress Polly Bergen. Courtland is managed to get by third wife Marlene, with whom he was married for 32 years four sons three kids 16 grandchildren then one great-grandchild.A memorial service praising Courtland's existence will probably be held March 31. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com