George Foster Platt (July 27, 1866 – November 16, 1928) was an American stage actor as well as a director of stage and filmed shows. He was part of

Thanhouser The Thanhouser Company (later the Thanhouser Film Corporation) was one of the first motion picture studios, founded in 1909 by Edwin Thanhouser, his wife Gertrude and his brother-in-law Lloyd Lonergan. It operated in New York City until 1920, ...

's short-lived

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, production unit. Platt was born in

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. In April 1892, Platt married actress Beatrice Tait in Philadelphia. He started his career working as an assistant to

Winthrop Ames Winthrop Ames (November 25, 1870 – November 3, 1937) was an American theatre director and producer, playwright and screenwriter. For three decades at the beginning of the 20th century, Ames was an important force on Broadway, whose repertoire i ...

at the Little Theatre. He directed the Modern Players troupe at the

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in 1917 drawing a positive review from Sheldon Cheney. ''Woman's Politics'', a comedy in three acts, was copyrighted in his name in 1899. He directed a version of ''

The Affairs of Anatol ''The Affairs of Anatol'' is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Wallace Reid and Gloria Swanson. The film is based on the 1893 play '' Anatol'' by Arthur Schnitzler. Plot Socialite Anatol Spencer ...

'' in 1912. He worked for

. He survived the auto crash that killed Clinton H. Stagg May 5, 1916. He directed the 1918 Broadway musical comedy ''

The Squab Farm ''The Squab Farm'' was a musical comedy about the film industry staged on Broadway in 1918. It was written by Fanny Hatton and Frederic Hatton, and staged at the Bijou Theatre on Broadway. It starred several former film directors as well as actre ...

'' about the film industry featuring three film directors in the cast. A collection of his papers is part of the Shubert archives in New York.

Filmography

*''The Angel in the Mask'' (1915) *''A Maker of Guns'' (1915) *''Movie Fans'' (1915) *''In a Japanese Garden'' (1915) * '' His Wife'' (1915) *'' Inspiration'' (1915) as director, starring

Audrey Munson Audrey Marie Munson (June 8, 1891 – February 20, 1996) was an American model (person), artist's model and film actress, considered to be "America's first supermodel." In her time, she was variously known as "Miss Manhattan", the "Panama–Paci ...

*'' What Doris Did'' (1916) *'' The Five Faults of Flo'' (1916) *''The Net'' (1916) *''

Deliverance ''Deliverance'' is a 1972 American survival thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. The screenplay was adapted ...

'' (1919) about Helen Keller

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