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Jay Bonafield is a Producer, Editor and Supervisor of Production Resources American born on 29 march 1910
William Jay Bonafield (March 29, 1910, Tunnelton, West Virginia – June 5, 1961, Larchmont, New York, age 51) was a producer who edited Frank Buck's film Jungle Cavalcade.
Jay Bonafield was the son of Hugh William Bonafield (1876–1939) and Berta C. Montgomery Bonafield (1878–1965). Jay was educated in local schools, and left school after eighth grade, according to the 1940 US Census. Jay joined Pathé News in 1931. In 1941 he edited Frank Buck's Jungle Cavalcade. In 1946 Bonafield was named vice president of RKO-Pathé in charge of non-newsreel productions. In 1952 he was placed in charge of RKO short subjects. He was executive vice president of RKO until he resigned in 1957 to open an independent production company.
Bonafield was a producer of the first film Stanley Kubrick directed, Day of the Fight.
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Jay Bonafield was the son of Hugh William Bonafield (1876–1939) and Berta C. Montgomery Bonafield (1878–1965). Jay was educated in local schools, and left school after eighth grade, according to the 1940 US Census. Jay joined Pathé News in 1931. In 1941 he edited Frank Buck's Jungle Cavalcade. In 1946 Bonafield was named vice president of RKO-Pathé in charge of non-newsreel productions. In 1952 he was placed in charge of RKO short subjects. He was executive vice president of RKO until he resigned in 1957 to open an independent production company.
Bonafield was a producer of the first film Stanley Kubrick directed, Day of the Fight.
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Africa Adventure (1954)
, 1h4Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Roles Producer
Big-game hunter Robert Ruark travels from the United States to Kenya, where he meets other professional hunters, Harry Selby and Andrew Holmbert. They load their vehicles and head first to the village of Isiola, before continuing on further into the interior of Kenya. The safari encounters many of the animals of the African plains, such as rhinoceros, gazelles, guinea fowl and elephants. They meet members of the Rendille-Samburu tribe, and agree to hunt down an elephant which has been causing problems for the tribe. Despite inclement weather, the group tracks the rogue elephant and kills it.
The Tattooed Stranger (1950)
, 1h4Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Patricia Barry, John Miles, Arthur L. Jarrett, Jack Lord, Jim Boles
Roles Producer
Rating60%
A rookie detective (John Miles) leads the investigation of a series of brutal murders.
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Jungle Cavalcade (1941)
Directed by Frank Buck, Clyde E. Elliott, Armand Denis
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Actors Frank Buck
Roles Editor
Rating66%
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Savage Splendor (1949)
Directed by Armand Denis
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Actors Tim Holt, Armand Denis
Roles Supervisor of Production Resources
Rating66%