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George B. Seitz

George Brackett Seitz(January 3, 1888 – July 8, 1944) was an Americanplaywright,screenwriter,film actor anddirector.[1]He was known for his screenplays for actionserials,such asThe Perils of Pauline(1914) andThe Exploits of Elaine(1914).

George B. Seitz
Seitz circa 1939
Born
George Brackett Seitz

(1888-01-03)January 3, 1888
Boston, Massachusetts,U.S.
DiedJuly 8, 1944(1944-07-08)(aged 56)
Hollywood, California,U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, playwright, screenwriter, director
Years active1913–1944

Seitz was born inBoston, Massachusetts,started his career as a playwright, and also wrote some fiction for "up-market"pulp magazinessuch asAdventureandPeople's Magazine.[2]

Seitz did much of his early work inFort Lee, New Jerseywhen many other earlyfilm studiosinAmerica's first motion picture industrywere based there.[3][4][5]He was the director of more than one hundred films, the writer of more than thirty screenplays, and an actor in seven films. He worked atColumbia Picturesand atMetro-Goldwyn-Mayerwhere he directed eleven films in theAndy Hardyseries of the 1930s & 1940s. He died inHollywood, Californiain 1944. Although an acquaintance of the cinematographerJohn F. Seitz,they were not related. He was the father of George B. Seitz Jr., who was a writer/director active in the 1940s and 1950s in films and television.

Filmography

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Director

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Poster forVelvet Fingers(1920)

References

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  1. ^"NY Times: George B. Seitz".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.2008. Archived fromthe originalon March 7, 2008.RetrievedJune 19,2011.
  2. ^The Best of "Adventure", Volume One: 1910-1912,edited by Doug Ellis.Black Dog Books,2010 (p. 13-14).
  3. ^Koszarski, Richard (2004),Fort Lee: The Film Town,Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl,ISBN0-86196-653-8
  4. ^"Studios and Films".Fort Lee Film Commission. Archived fromthe originalon October 20, 2018.RetrievedMay 30,2011.
  5. ^Fort Lee Film Commission (2006),Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry,Arcadia Publishing,ISBN0-7385-4501-5
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