George M. Merrick
| George M. Merrick | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 2, 1883 Buffalo, New York |
| Died |
December 16, 1964 (age 81) Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | US |
| Occupation | director, producer |
| Known for | work with Frank Buck |
George Martin Merrick (born February 2, 1883 in Buffalo, New York, USA; died December 16, 1964 (age 81) in Los Angeles, California, USA) was a writer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.[1]
Early life
George Merrick was the son of Michael Merrick, a French-born laborer (in the 1900 US census), and Mary Merrick, a Canadian immigrant.
Career
Merrick wrote, directed and produced many movies, among them:[2]
- The Revenge of Tarzan (1920) co-director
- Rough Riding Ranger (1935) producer, writer
- Custer's Last Stand (1936) serial; editor
- The Mysterious Pilot (1937) serial; writer
- The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) serial; producer, writer
- City of Missing Girls (1941) producer
- Miss V from Moscow (1942) producer
- A Yank in Libya (1942) producer
- The Dawn Express (1942) producer
- Submarine Base (1943) writer
- Shake Hands with Murder (1944)
- The White Gorilla (1945) producer
Work with Frank Buck
In 1937, Merrick was a writer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace, and film editor of Buck's 1944 movie Tiger Fangs.
References
- ↑ Lehrer, Steven (2006). Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck. Texas Tech University press. pp. x–xi. ISBN 0-89672-582-0.
- ↑ Eileen S. Quigley. International motion picture almanac, Volume 48. Quigley Publications, 1938
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