About

Known credits:
88
Birthday:
1885-02-13
Place of birth:
Paris - France
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George Fitzmaurice

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1961 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Actor Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) 61
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Directing
1940 Adventure in Diamonds Directing Director 58
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1938 Vacation from Love Directing Director N/A
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1938 Arsène Lupin Returns Directing Director 59
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1937 Live, Love and Learn Directing Director 58
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1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks Directing Director 58
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1936 Suzy Directing Director 58
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1936 Petticoat Fever Directing Director 59
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1934 All Men Are Enemies Directing Director N/A
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1932 As You Desire Me Directing Director 59
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1931 Mata Hari Directing Director 59
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1931 The Unholy Garden Directing Director 59
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1931 Strangers May Kiss Directing Director 58
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1930 One Heavenly Night Directing Director 59
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1930 The Devil to Pay! Directing Director 58
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1930 Raffles Directing Director 59
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1930 The Bad One Directing Director N/A
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1929 Tiger Rose Directing Director N/A
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1929 The Locked Door Directing Director 58
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1929 The Man and the Moment Directing Director 59
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1929 His Captive Woman Directing Director 59
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1928 Lilac Time Directing Director 59
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1928 The Barker Directing Director N/A
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1927 The Love Mart Directing Director N/A
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1927 Rose of the Golden West Directing Director N/A
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1927 The Tender Hour Directing Director N/A
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1927 The Night of Love Directing Director 58
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1926 The Son of the Sheik Directing Director 59
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1925 The Dark Angel Directing Director N/A
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1925 A Thief in Paradise Directing Director 58
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1925 His Supreme Moment Directing Director N/A
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1924 Tarnish Directing Director N/A
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1924 Cytherea Directing Director N/A
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1923 The Eternal City Directing Director 59
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1923 The Cheat Directing Director N/A
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1923 Bella Donna Directing Director N/A
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1922 Kick In Directing Director N/A
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1922 To Have and to Hold Directing Director N/A
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1922 The Man From Home Directing Director 59
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1922 Three Live Ghosts Directing Director 58
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1921 Forever Directing Director N/A
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1921 Experience Directing Director N/A
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1921 Paying the Piper Directing Director N/A
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1920 Idols of Clay Directing Director N/A
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1920 The Right to Love Directing Director N/A
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1920 On with the Dance Directing Director 58
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1919 Counterfeit Directing Director N/A
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1919 A Society Exile Directing Director N/A
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1919 The Witness for the Defense Directing Director 59
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1919 Our Better Selves Directing Director N/A
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1919 The Avalanche Directing Director N/A
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1919 The Profiteers Directing Director N/A
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1919 The Cry of the Weak Directing Director N/A
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1919 Common Clay Directing Director N/A
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1918 The Narrow Path Directing Director N/A
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1918 A Japanese Nightingale Directing Director N/A
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1918 The Hillcrest Mystery Directing Director N/A
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1918 The Naulahka Directing Director N/A
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1918 Innocent Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Mark of Cain Directing Director N/A
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1917 The On-the-Square Girl Directing Director N/A
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1917 Blind Man's Luck Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Recoil Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Hunting of the Hawk Directing Director N/A
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1917 Kick In Directing Director N/A
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1916 Arms and the Woman Directing Director N/A
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1916 The Test Directing Director N/A
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1916 Big Jim Garrity Directing Director N/A
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1915 At Bay Directing Director N/A
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1915 Via Wireless Directing Director N/A
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1915 Who's Who in Society Directing Director N/A
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1915 The Commuters Directing Director N/A
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1915 Stop Thief! Directing Director N/A
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1914 The Bomb Boy Directing Director N/A
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1914 When Rome Ruled Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1915 Who's Who in Society Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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Production
1932 As You Desire Me Production Producer 59
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1931 Mata Hari Production Producer 59
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1931 The Unholy Garden Production Producer 59
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1931 Strangers May Kiss Production Producer 58
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1930 The Devil to Pay! Production Producer 58
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1929 The Locked Door Production Producer 58
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1928 Lilac Time Production Producer 59
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1925 A Thief in Paradise Production Executive Producer 58
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1923 The Cheat Production Producer N/A
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1921 Paying the Piper Production Producer N/A
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Crew
1917 Vengeance Is Mine Crew Supervisor of Production Resources N/A
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