George S. Fleming was an American

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director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

, and scenic designer whose

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s were influential early projects in the medium.Kobel, Peter (2007). ''Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture.'' Hachette Digital, Inc.,

Life and career

The Edison Manufacturing Company hired George S. Fleming in January 1901, just as its new roof-top studio on East Twenty-First Street in New York City were opening.Abel, Richard (1996). ''Silent Film.'' Continuum International Publishing Group, Fleming and

Edwin S. Porter Edwin Stanton Porter (April 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941) was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company. Of over ...

were frequent collaborators. Fleming left the Edison production team in 1903.Musser, Charles (1991). ''Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company.'' University of California Press,

Selected filmography

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Life of an American Fireman ''Life of an American Fireman'' is a short, silent film Edwin S. Porter made for the Edison Manufacturing Company. It was shot late in 1902 and distributed early in 1903. One of the earliest American narrative films, it depicts the rescue of a wom ...

:'' Director, 1903 *'' The Interrupted Bathers:'' Director, 1902 *''

Jack and the Beanstalk "Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale. It appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734 4th edition On Commons and as Benjamin Tabart's moralized "The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk" in 1807. Henry Co ...

:'' Director, Set Designer, 1902 *'' The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2:'' Director, 1902 *'' Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison:'' Production Assistant (uncredited), 1901 *'' Trapeze Disrobing Act:'' Director, 1901 *'' President McKinley and Escort Going to the Capitol:'' *'' Ice-Boat Racing at Red Bank, N. J.:'' *'' Kansas Saloon Smashers'' (also titled ''Mrs. Carrie Nation and Her Hatchet Brigade'') Director, 1901 *''

What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City ''What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City'' is a 1901 American short film. Plot The 77 second film depicts a woman, escorted by a man, walking over a grate. The hot air lifts her skirt, she laughs and they walk on. Comparisons ...

:'' Director (uncredited), 1901 *'' The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken:'' Director, 1901

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