| George M. Merrick | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1883 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 1964 (age 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, director, producer, screenwriter |
| Known for | Work with Frank Buck |
George Martin Merrick (February 2, 1883 – December 16, 1964) was an American film editor, film director, film producer, and sceenwriter,
He was a screenwriter of the 1937 serial film Jungle Menace, starring Frank Buck .
Early life
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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, edited, directed and produced many films, including:
- The Revenge of Tarzan (1920) co-director
- Rough Riding Ranger (1935) producer, writer
- Pals of the Range (1935) producer, co-writer
- Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) producer, co-writer
- Custer's Last Stand (1936) serial; editor
- The Mysterious Pilot (1937) serial; writer
- The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) serial; producer, writer
- Secrets of a Model (1940) editor
- City of Missing Girls (1941) producer
- I'll Sell My Life (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)
- Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944)
- The White Gorilla (1945) producer
- Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946)
Work with Frank Buck
In 1937, Merrick was a writer of the Frank Buck serial film 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.
- Quigley, Eileen S. International Motion Picture Almanac, Volume 48. Quigley Publications, 1938.
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Categories:- 1883 births
- 1964 deaths
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- 19th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- American film editors
- American male screenwriters
- Film directors from Los Angeles
- Film directors from New York (state)
- Film producers from Los Angeles
- Film producers from New York (state)
- Screenwriters from Los Angeles
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- Writers from Buffalo, New York