George S. Fleming

American actor

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

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

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