George Field (actor)

George Blankman Field was born to George Durgin Field and Elizabeth Blankman. Elizabeth was the daughter of dentist and attorney Dr. Henry Gerrit Blankman, born 3 May 1813 in Amsterdam, North Holland. He arrived in San Francisco from New York in June 1849. Elizabeth's mother was Magdelena del Valle, the niece and ward of the famous ^{[clarification needed]} Mexican General Mariano de Vallejo and his brother Jose de Jesus de Vallejo.^{[citation needed]}

George began his career as a stage actor in the popular San Francisco theatre scene but was signed into film in 1912 and had starred in 207 films by 1924.^[1][2] He received a glowing review as Mozart in Footprints of Mozart (1914).^[3]

He also had a bit part in "Don Q Son of Zorro," where he was credited as George Blankman. George and Winifred Greenwood worked at Flying A Studios in Santa Barbara. George later worked for Dustin Farnum, after whom Dustin Hoffman was named.^{[citation needed]}

George also starred with Charlotte Burton in films such as In the Firelight.^{[citation needed]}

He was married to his co-star Winifred L. Greenwood who herself starred in at least 222 films. They married in 1913 and were divorced circa 1918.^{[citation needed]}

However, illness cut his career short and he was forced to leave acting in late 1924. He died at age 47 on March 9, 1925, after a battle with tuberculosis.^[1]

George's funeral notice appeared in The Los Angeles Times and stated that he was the beloved husband of Mary L. Field.^{[citation needed]}