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George Fitzmaurice

Directing 55 (deceased) years old Paris - France ★ 0.4
Born: February 13, 1885
Died: June 13, 1940

Biography

From Wikipedia

George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and producer.

Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914 until his death in 1940, he directed over 80 films, including several successful movies such as The Son of the Sheik, Raffles, Mata Hari, and Suzy.

At the beginning of his directorial career, Fitzmaurice was astute at directing stage actresses in their initial films with the first wave of great Broadway stars that migrated to motion pictures during the World War I era, including Mae Murray, Elsie Ferguson, Fannie Ward, Helene Chadwick, Irene Fenwick, Gail Kane, and Edna Goodrich.

Son of the Sheik is his most famous extant silent film, no doubt aided by the sudden death of its star, Rudolph Valentino. Lilac Time is a classic war/romance film. Fitzmaurice however directed scores of silent films of which the majority of them are lost to the ravages of decompostion. Recent discoveries in Gosfilmofond in Russia include 1919's Witness for the Defense with Elsie Ferguson and 1923's Kick In with Bert Lytell. A restoration of his 1928 part talkie hybrid The Barker is winning praise from many film buffs. Rumours of other Fitzmaurice films in Gosfilmofond include 1920s Idols of Clay (with Mae Murray) and Three Live Ghosts with Norman Kerry, Anna Q. Nilsson, Cyril Chadwick, and Edmund Goulding.

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Known For

Mata Hari
Mata Hari Director 1931
The Devil to Pay!
The Devil to Pay! Director 1930
The Emperor's Candlesticks
The Emperor's Candlesticks Director 1937
Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns Director 1938
Strangers May Kiss
Strangers May Kiss Director 1931

Filmography

Acting Credits (2)

Directing Credits (76)

Adventure in Diamonds
Adventure in Diamonds Director 1940
Vacation from Love
Vacation from Love Director 1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns Director 1938
Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn Director 1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
The Emperor's Candlesticks Director 1937
Suzy
Suzy Director 1936
Petticoat Fever
Petticoat Fever Director 1936
All Men Are Enemies
All Men Are Enemies Director 1934
As You Desire Me
As You Desire Me Director 1932
Mata Hari
Mata Hari Director 1931
The Unholy Garden
The Unholy Garden Director 1931
Strangers May Kiss
Strangers May Kiss Director 1931
One Heavenly Night
One Heavenly Night Director 1930
The Devil to Pay!
The Devil to Pay! Director 1930
Raffles
Raffles Director 1930
The Bad One
The Bad One Director 1930
Tiger Rose
Tiger Rose Director 1929
The Locked Door
The Locked Door Director 1929
The Man and the Moment
The Man and the Moment Director 1929
His Captive Woman
His Captive Woman Director 1929
Lilac Time
Lilac Time Director 1928
The Barker
The Barker Director 1928
The Love Mart
The Love Mart Director 1927
Rose of the Golden West
Rose of the Golden West Director 1927
The Tender Hour
The Tender Hour Director 1927
The Night of Love
The Night of Love Director 1927
The Son of the Sheik
The Son of the Sheik Director 1926
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel Director 1925
A Thief in Paradise
A Thief in Paradise Director 1925
His Supreme Moment
His Supreme Moment Director 1925
Tarnish
Tarnish Director 1924
Cytherea
Cytherea Director 1924
The Eternal City
The Eternal City Director 1923
The Cheat
The Cheat Director 1923
Bella Donna
Bella Donna Director 1923
Kick In
Kick In Director 1922
To Have and to Hold
To Have and to Hold Director 1922
The Man From Home
The Man From Home Director 1922
Three Live Ghosts
Three Live Ghosts Director 1922
Forever
Forever Director 1921
Experience
Experience Director 1921
Paying the Piper
Paying the Piper Director 1921
Idols of Clay
Idols of Clay Director 1920
The Right to Love
The Right to Love Director 1920
On with the Dance
On with the Dance Director 1920
Counterfeit
Counterfeit Director 1919
A Society Exile
A Society Exile Director 1919
The Witness for the Defense
The Witness for the Defense Director 1919
Our Better Selves
Our Better Selves Director 1919
The Avalanche
The Avalanche Director 1919
The Profiteers
The Profiteers Director 1919
The Cry of the Weak
The Cry of the Weak Director 1919
Common Clay
Common Clay Director 1919
The Narrow Path
The Narrow Path Director 1918
A Japanese Nightingale
A Japanese Nightingale Director 1918
The Hillcrest Mystery
The Hillcrest Mystery Director 1918
The Naulahka
The Naulahka Director 1918
Innocent
Innocent Director 1918
Sylvia of the Secret Service
Sylvia of the Secret Service Director 1917
The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain Director 1917
The On-the-Square Girl
The On-the-Square Girl Director 1917
Blind Man's Luck
Blind Man's Luck Director 1917
The Recoil
The Recoil Director 1917
The Hunting of the Hawk
The Hunting of the Hawk Director 1917
Kick In
Kick In Director 1917
The Romantic Journey
The Romantic Journey Director 1916
Arms and the Woman
Arms and the Woman Director 1916
The Test
The Test Director 1916
Big Jim Garrity
Big Jim Garrity Director 1916
At Bay
At Bay Director 1915
Via Wireless
Via Wireless Director 1915
Who's Who in Society
Who's Who in Society Director 1915
The Commuters
The Commuters Director 1915
Stop Thief!
Stop Thief! Director 1915
The Bomb Boy
The Bomb Boy Director 1914
When Rome Ruled
When Rome Ruled Director 1914

Writing Credits (1)

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