George M. Merrick
George Martin Merrick (February 2, 1883 - December 16, 1964) was an American writer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.[1]
George M. Merrick | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1883 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 1964 (age 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer |
| Known for | Work with Frank Buck |
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.
Career
Merrick wrote, directed and produced many movies, among them:[2]
- 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 Jungle Menace, and film editor of Buck's 1944 movie Tiger Fangs.
References
- Lehrer, Steven (2006). Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck. Texas Tech University press. pp. x–xi. ISBN 0-89672-582-0.
- Eileen S. Quigley. International motion picture almanac, Volume 48. Quigley Publications, 1938
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