George S. Fleming

{{short description|American actor}}

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

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