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J. S. Cardone

American film director and producer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ1676402 ↗
Source-derived summary

Joseph S. Cardone (born October 19, 1946 in Pasadena, California) is an American film director, producer and writer. He wrote and directed the films The Slayer, Shadowzone and The Forsaken and wrote The Covenant.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “J. S. Cardone” as american film director and producer. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Cardone, American and film.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1946—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1946-10-19. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Cardone, American and film providing the first useful test.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1676402. VIAF identifies the subject as 49429379. The Library of Congress control number is no2006105921. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1946.

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This entry incorporates text from “J. S. Cardone” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.