About

Known credits:
70
Birthday:
1911-04-17
Place of birth:
South Bend, Indiana
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George Seaton

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

George Seaton (April 17, 1911 – July 28, 1979) was an American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theatre director.

Born George Stenius in South Bend, Indiana, Seaton moved to Detroit after graduating from college to work as an actor on radio station WXYZ. John L. Barrett played The Lone Ranger on test broadcasts of the series in early January 1933, but when the program became part of the regular schedule Seaton was cast in the title role. In later years he claimed to have devised the cry "Hi-yo, Silver" because he couldn't whistle for his horse as the script required.

Seaton joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a contract writer in 1933. His first major screen credit was the Marx Brothers comedy A Day at the Races in 1937. In the early 1940s he joined 20th Century Fox, where he remained for the rest of the decade, writing scripts for Moon Over Miami, Coney Island, Charley's Aunt, The Song of Bernadette, and others before making his directorial debut with Diamond Horseshoe in 1945. From this point on he was credited as both screenwriter and director for most of his films, including The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, Miracle on 34th Street, Apartment for Peggy, Chicken Every Sunday, The Big Lift, For Heaven's Sake, Little Boy Lost, The Country Girl, and The Proud and Profane.

But Not Goodbye, Seaton's 1944 Broadway debut as a playwright, closed after only 23 performances, although it later was adapted for the 1946 film The Cockeyed Miracle by Karen DeWolf. In 1967 he returned to Broadway to direct the Norman Krasna play Love in E Flat, which was a critical and commercial flop. The musical Here's Love, adapted from his screenplay for Miracle on 34th Street by Meredith Willson, proved to be more successful.

Seaton won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay twice, for Miracle on 34th Street (which also earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay) and The Country Girl, and was nominated for Oscars three additional times. He received The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1961.

Seaton died of cancer in Beverly Hills, California.

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Known for

Acting
1987 Grace Kelly: The American Princess Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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Directing
1973 Showdown Directing Director 59
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1970 Airport Directing Director 61
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1968 What's So Bad About Feeling Good? Directing Director 59
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1964 36 Hours Directing Director 60
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1963 The Hook Directing Director 58
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1962 The Counterfeit Traitor Directing Director 59
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1961 The Pleasure of His Company Directing Director 59
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1958 Teacher's Pet Directing Director 60
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1957 Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot Directing Director N/A
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1956 The Proud and Profane Directing Director 58
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1954 The Country Girl Directing Director 60
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1953 Little Boy Lost Directing Director 59
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1952 Anything Can Happen Directing Director N/A
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1950 For Heaven's Sake Directing Director 59
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1950 The Big Lift Directing Director 59
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1949 Chicken Every Sunday Directing Director 59
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1948 Apartment for Peggy Directing Director 59
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1947 Miracle on 34th Street Directing Director 67
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1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim Directing Director 59
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1945 Junior Miss Directing Director 59
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1945 Diamond Horseshoe Directing Director 59
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Writing
1994 Miracle on 34th Street Writing Screenplay 64
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1994 Miracle on 34th Street Writing Original Film Writer 64
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1973 Miracle on 34th Street Writing Writer 59
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1970 Airport Writing Screenplay 61
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1968 What's So Bad About Feeling Good? Writing Screenstory 59
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1964 36 Hours Writing Screenplay 60
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1962 The Counterfeit Traitor Writing Writer 59
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1959 Miracle On 34th Street Writing Screenplay N/A
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1956 The Proud and Profane Writing Story 58
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1956 The Proud and Profane Writing Screenplay 58
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1954 The Country Girl Writing Screenplay 60
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1953 Little Boy Lost Writing Screenplay 59
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1952 Anything Can Happen Writing Writer N/A
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1950 For Heaven's Sake Writing Writer 59
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1950 The Big Lift Writing Writer 59
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1949 Chicken Every Sunday Writing Writer 59
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1948 Apartment for Peggy Writing Screenplay 59
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1947 Miracle on 34th Street Writing Screenplay 67
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1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim Writing Writer 59
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1945 Junior Miss Writing Writer 59
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1945 Diamond Horseshoe Writing Screenplay 59
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1944 The Eve of St. Mark Writing Writer 59
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1943 The Song of Bernadette Writing Screenplay 60
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1943 Coney Island Writing Screenplay 58
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1943 The Meanest Man in the World Writing Screenplay 59
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1942 The Magnificent Dope Writing Screenplay 59
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1941 Charley's Aunt Writing Screenplay 59
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1941 Moon Over Miami Writing Adaptation 59
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1941 That Night in Rio Writing Screenplay 59
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1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife Writing Screenplay 59
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1939 A Happy Summer Writing Screenplay N/A
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1937 A Day at the Races Writing Story 62
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1937 A Day at the Races Writing Screenplay 62
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1935 The Winning Ticket Writing Writer 59
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1934 Student Tour Writing Story 59
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Production
1973 Showdown Production Producer 59
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1968 What's So Bad About Feeling Good? Production Producer 59
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1963 Twilight of Honor Production Producer 59
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1962 The Counterfeit Traitor Production Producer 59
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1960 The Rat Race Production Producer 59
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1959 But Not for Me Production Producer 59
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1958 Teacher's Pet Production Producer 60
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1957 The Tin Star Production Producer 61
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1954 The Country Girl Production Producer 60
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1954 The Bridges at Toko-Ri Production Producer 58
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1952 Somebody Loves Me Production Producer 59
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1952 Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick Production Producer 59
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1951 Rhubarb Production Producer 59
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