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