Jack Smith. Actor: On Moonlight Bay. Radio crooner "Smilin' Jack Smith" was a popular 1940s and 1950s personality. He was born John Ward Smith on Bainbridge Island, across Puget Sound from Seattle, Washington. His father, Walter Reed Smith, Sr., was the captain of the naval destroyer USS Dixie.

In a 1945 poll of radio critics by Motion Picture Daily, Smith was voted radio's "most promising star of tomorrow." [3] Following a guest appearance in the musical film Make Believe Ballroom (1949), Smith was offered the second lead in Warner Bros.' On Moonlight Bay (1951) opposite Doris Day. [1]

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Jack Smith. Actor: On Moonlight Bay. Radio crooner "Smilin' Jack Smith" was a popular 1940s and 1950s personality. He was born John Ward Smith on Bainbridge Island, across Puget Sound from Seattle, Washington. His father, Walter Reed Smith, Sr., was the captain of the naval destroyer USS Dixie.

Watch The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943) Complete Serial All 13 Chapters on Classic Hollywood Movies Just before World War II, the Chinese and American governments mount a joint operation...

Jul 3, 2006 · Some of his popular hits would include "I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time", "Civilization" and "Jack, Jack, Jack". He earned his own radio show in 1945, which featured such established singing stars as Dinah Shore, Margaret Whiting and Ginny Simms.

Jack Smith. Jack Ward Smith (November 16, 1913 in Seattle, Washington – July 3, 2006), known as Smilin' Jack Smith, was a crooner, radio host and actor. Born in Seattle, Washington, Smith was in a singing trio, The Three Ambassadors, from age 15.

Jack Ward Smith (November 16, 1913 – July 3, 2006), known as Smilin' Jack Smith, was an American crooner, radio host and actor.

Jul 3, 2006 · Following a guest appearance in the musical film Make Believe Ballroom (1949), Smith was offered the second lead in Warner Bros.' On Moonlight Bay (1951) opposite Doris …

Jack Ward Smith, known as Smilin’ Jack Smith, was a crooner, radio host and actor. Having been in a singing trio – “ The Three Ambassadors ” – from age 15, Jack became a solo crooner in 1939, with a voice described as a “strong baritone with a tenor lilt”.