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Isaac Lolette Jones (December 23, 1929 – October 5, 2014) was an American film producer and actor. In June 1953, he became the first Black American graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and, Television and the first Black American to serve as a producer on a major motion picture.
Ike Jones, a pioneering African American film producer in the 1960s whose marriage to Swedish-born actress Inger Stevens was kept secret to avoid harming her career, died Sunday in an assisted...
3 lug 2023 · Ike Jones passed away in 2014, leaving a significant legacy in Hollywood and his daughter, Inger Jones. The tale of Inger Stevens, Ike Jones, and their daughter weaves an intriguing narrative that intersects love, career, race, and the demands of public life in mid-20th century America.
Ike Jones was a producer, actor, screenwriter and second-unit director best known as being the "secret" husband of movie star Inger Stevens, whom he claimed he had married in Mexico in 1961 after Stevens' apparent suicide in 1970.
- December 23, 1929
- October 5, 2014
The Ikettes, originally The Artettes, were a trio (sometimes quartet) of female backing vocalists for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Despite their origins, the Ikettes became successful artists in their own right. In the 1960s they had hits such as "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)" and "Peaches 'N' Cream".
17 ott 2014 · Ike Jones, a behind-the-scenes icon of Black Hollywood, died on Sunday at the age of 84. The veteran producer had a stroke several months ago and also suffered from congestive heart failure,...
After Stevens' death, Ike Jones, the first African American to graduate from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, alleged that he had secretly married Stevens in Mexico in 1961.
