George S. Fleming was an American actor, director, and scenic designer whose short films were influential early projects in the medium.[1]
Life and career
The Edison Manufacturing Company hired George S. Fleming in January 1901, just as its new roof-top studio on East Twenty-First Street in New York City were opening.[2] Fleming and Edwin S. Porter were frequent collaborators. Fleming left the Edison production team in 1903.[3]
Selected filmography
- Life of an American Fireman: Director, 1903
- The Interrupted Bathers: Director, 1902
- Jack and the Beanstalk: Director, Set Designer, 1902
- The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2: Director, 1902
- Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison: Production Assistant (uncredited), 1901
- Trapeze Disrobing Act: Director, 1901
- President McKinley and Escort Going to the Capitol:
- Ice-Boat Racing at Red Bank, N. J.:
- Kansas Saloon Smashers (also titled Mrs. Carrie Nation and Her Hatchet Brigade) Director, 1901
- What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City: Director (uncredited), 1901
- The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken: Director, 1901
References
- ↑ Kobel, Peter (2007). Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture. Hachette Digital, Inc., ISBN 9780316117913
- ↑ Abel, Richard (1996). Silent Film. Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 9780485300765
- ↑ Musser, Charles (1991). Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company. University of California Press, ISBN 9780520069862
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