George S. Fleming

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

Edison Manufacturing Company hired George S. Fleming in January 1901, just as the new Edison Studios on 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.

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

External links

George S. Fleming at IMDb

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[Kobel-1] Kobel, Peter (2007). Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture. Hachette Digital, Inc., ISBN 9780316117913

[Abel-2] Abel, Richard (1996). Silent Film. Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 9780485300765