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

1. Kobel, Peter (2007). Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture. Hachette Digital, Inc., ISBN 9780316117913
2. Abel, Richard (1996). Silent Film. Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 9780485300765

External links

• George S. Fleming at the Internet Movie Database