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Jonie Taps, former VP and executive assistant to Columbia Pictures president and founder Harry Cohn and, along with George Jessel, one of the founding members of the California branch...
Jonie Taps was born on 31 August 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a producer, known for Drive a Crooked Road (1954), All Ashore (1953) and Three for the Show (1955). She died on 16 December 1997 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
- Producer
- August 31, 1908
- Jonie Taps
- December 16, 1997
Jonie Taps was born on August 31, 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a producer, known for Drive a Crooked Road (1954), All Ashore (1953) and Three for the Show (1955). She died on December 16, 1997 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
- August 31, 1908
- December 16, 1997
Dec 19, 1997 · Jonie Taps, former VP and executive assistant to Columbia Pictures president and founder Harry Cohn and, along with George Jessel, one of the founding members of the...
An obnoxious nightclub comedian at Ciro's is drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War. At his arrival at his basic training he meets a WAC Lieutenant and romantically pursues her. His activities irritate his drill sergeant and the entire army when he goes AWOL (Absent Without Official Leave) for her.
Producer and studio executive Jonie Taps spent most of his career with Columbia Pictures. At one time he was the vice president and executive assistant to studio founder and president Harry Cohn. In Hollywood Taps is remembered for having founded the California branch of the Friars Club with actor George Jessel.
When it was clear that Metro couldn't, or wouldn't, I signed a three-picture deal with Harry Cohn and Jonie Taps at Columbia at $75,000 a picture. But it wasn't the money that attracted me. It was the presence at Columbia of Dick Quine, who was being given one of his first chances to direct.
