George M. Merrick
American film editor, film director, producer and screenwriter (1883–1964)
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George Martin Merrick (February 2, 1883 – December 16, 1964) was an American film editor, film director, film producer, and screenwriter,
BornFebruary 2, 1883
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 16, 1964 (age 81)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationsEditor, director, producer, screenwriter
KnownforWork with Frank Buck
George M. Merrick | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1883 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 1964 (age 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Editor, director, producer, screenwriter |
| Known for | Work with Frank Buck |
He was a screenwriter of the 1937 serial film Jungle Menace, starring Frank Buck .[1]
Early life
George Merrick was the son of Michael Merrick, a French-born laborer (in the 1900 US census), and Mary Merrick, a Canadian immigrant.[2]
Career
Merrick wrote, edited, directed and produced many films, including:[3]
- The Revenge of Tarzan (1920) co-director
- Rough Riding Ranger (1935) producer, writer
- Pals of the Range (1935) producer, co-writer
- Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) producer, co-writer
- Custer's Last Stand (1936) serial; editor
- The Mysterious Pilot (1937) serial; writer
- The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) serial; producer, writer
- Secrets of a Model (1940) editor
- City of Missing Girls (1941) producer
- I'll Sell My Life (1941) producer
- Miss V from Moscow (1942) producer
- A Yank in Libya (1942) producer
- The Dawn Express (1942) producer
- Submarine Base (1943) writer
- Shake Hands with Murder (1944)
- Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944)
- The White Gorilla (1945) producer
- Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946)
Work with Frank Buck
In 1937, Merrick was a writer of the Frank Buck serial film Jungle Menace, and film editor of Buck's 1944 movie Tiger Fangs.