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George Seaton (I) (1911–1979)

Writer | Director | Producer

Working his way up from general factotum and gag writer to becoming a highly versatile writer/director, George Seaton was involved in many diverse aspects of the entertainment industry along the way. He was born George Stenius in South Bend, Indiana, and grew up in Detroit. Determined to become an actor after leaving school... See full bio »

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George Stenius
in South Bend, Indiana, USA

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(age 68) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1994 Miracle on 34th Street (1947 screenplay / screenplay)
 
1973 Miracle on 34th Street (TV movie)
 
1970 Airport (written for the screen by)
 
1968 What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (writer)
 
1965 36 Hours (screenplay)
 
1962 The Counterfeit Traitor (written for the screen by)
 
1959 Miracle on 34th Street (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
1956 The Proud and Profane (written for the screen by)
 
1955-1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
– The Hefferan Family (1956) (original screenplay)
– The Miracle on 34th Street (1955) (based on a screenplay by)
 
1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– Little Boy Lost (1956) (original screenplay)
 
1954 TV de Vanguarda (TV series)
– De Ilusão Também Se Vive (1954) (screenplay)
 
1954 The Country Girl (written for the screen by)
 
1953 Little Boy Lost (writer)
 
1952/I Anything Can Happen
 
1950 For Heaven's Sake
 
1950 The Big Lift (written by)
 
1949 Chicken Every Sunday (writer)
 
1948 Apartment for Peggy (written for the screen by)
 
1947 Miracle on 34th Street (written for the screen by)
 
1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (written for the screen by)
 
1946 The Cockeyed Miracle (play "But Not Goodbye")
 
1945 Junior Miss
 
1945 Diamond Horseshoe
 
1944 The Eve of St. Mark (screenplay)
 
1943 The Song of Bernadette (screenplay)
 
1943 Coney Island (writer)
 
1943 The Meanest Man in the World (writer)
 
1942 The Magnificent Dope (screen play)
 
1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point (additional dialogue)
 
1941 Bedtime Story (contributor to treatment - uncredited)
 
1941 Charley's Aunt
 
1941 Moon Over Miami (adaptation)
 
1941 That Night in Rio (screenplay)
 
1940 This Thing Called Love
 
1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife (screenplay)
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1937 A Day at the Races (original story / screen play)
 
1935 A Night at the Opera (draft - uncredited)
 
1935 The Winning Ticket (story)
 
1934 Student Tour (from the original story by)
 
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1973 Showdown (producer)
 
1968 What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (producer)
 
1963 Twilight of Honor (producer - uncredited)
 
1962 The Counterfeit Traitor (producer)
 
1960 The Rat Race (producer)
 
1959 But Not for Me (producer)
 
1958 Teacher's Pet (producer - uncredited)
 
1957 The Tin Star (producer)
 
1954 The Bridges at Toko-Ri (producer)
 
1954 The Country Girl (producer - uncredited)
 
1952 Somebody Loves Me (producer)
 
1952 Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (producer)
 
1951 Rhubarb (producer)
 
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1958 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
President Motion Picture Academy
– Academy Awards (1958) … President Motion Picture Academy
 
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
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1972 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
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– Cop of the Year (1972) … Himself
 
1957 The 29th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film, Honorary Award, Irving G. Thalberg Award & Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
 
1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Academy President
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
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– Episode #8.21 (1955) … Himself
 
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1987 Grace Kelly: The American Princess (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
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The Big Lift -- It is 1948 and the Berlin Airlift is underway to overcome the Russian Blockade of the city. It arouses conflicting emotion so soon after the war to be coming to the aid of Germans. The Country Girl -- A director hires an alcoholic has-been and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife, whom he believes is the cause of all the man's problems. The Big Lift -- Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.
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Personal Details

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Playwright: "But Not Goodbye" (filmed as The Cockeyed Miracle)

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Directed 6 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Edmund Gwenn, Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, Gig Young, Helen Hayes, and Maureen Stapleton. Gwenn, Kelly, and Hayes won Oscars for their performances in one of Seaton's movies. See more »

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