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

References

  1. โ†‘ Kobel, Peter (2007). Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture. Hachette Digital, Inc., ISBN 9780316117913
  2. โ†‘ Abel, Richard (1996). Silent Film. Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 9780485300765
  3. โ†‘ Musser, Charles (1991). Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company. University of California Press, ISBN 9780520069862


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