Jack Jason as interpreter for Marlene Maltin

Jack Jason 

1. How he met Marlene Maltin?

2. How did became Marlene Maltin interpreter?

William Hurt's assistant called around New York looking for someone to interpret for Marlene after the film Children Of A Lesser God was completed.  Jack called New York University because he heard there were a large number of deaf students and interpreter. The secretary in the Deafness Rehabilitation Studies Department gave the phone to Jack and he offered up himself. 

Unfortunately, he was told that Mr. Hurt was looking for a woman to interpret for Marlene.  Eventually, William called Jack back and offered him a one day job. Little did he know that his assignment for Marlene would not be as her interpreter. 

3. What did he do before him became Marlene's personal interpreter and business partner?

His first real job was just after he became certified (as an interpreter) coordinating interpreter services at DCARA in Fremont,  California.  From there, he moved on to University of California Berkeley, where he coordinated interpreting services and was an academic adviser for deaf students.  At Berkeley, he produced an Arts Festival called "Celebration: Deaf Artists and Performers ". Not long after "Celebration,  he decided to get his Masters of Arts in TV and Film at New York University.  He interpreted on the side for Theater, both on and off Broadway. 

4. How did he became an interpreter?

His First day at college (California State University,  Hayward in 1974 - 1978), he was told he could take sign language class as his foreign language  requirement.  Someone needed an interpreter for a English Vocabulary class and he was thrown in without knowing the first thing about interpreting.

5. Have he been involved anythings at Deaf Community?

1. News (November 2021)

2. The View (February 2022)

3. Kelly Clarkson (March 18th, 2022)

4. Drew Barrymore (March 22nd, 2022)

5. Gallaudent University (Bobbi Carbano) (March 22nd, 2022)

6. White House (President Joe Biden and his wife Jill) (March 24th, 2022)

MY COMMENTS: Someday I hope meet a person.