Ike Jones

Isaac Lolette Jones (December 23, 1929 – October 5, 2014) was an American film producer and actor. In June 1953, he became the first African American graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and, Television and the first African American to serve as a producer on a major motion picture.Jones was relatively unknown outside of the film industry until 1970, when he publicly announced that he had been secretly married to actress Inger Stevens from 1961 until her death in April 1970. Jones' claim was backed up in court by Stevens' brother, Carl O. Stensland.