George Fitzmaurice

Directing·Feb 13, 1885·Paris - France

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From Wikipedia George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and producer. Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914 until his death in 1940, he directed over 80 films, including several successful movies such as The Son of the Sheik, Raffles, Mata Hari, and Suzy. At the beginning of his directorial career, Fitzmaurice was astute at directing stage actresses in their initial films with the first wave of great Broadway stars that migrated to motion pictures during the World War I era, including Mae Murray, Elsie Ferguson, Fannie Ward, Helene Chadwick, Irene Fenwick, Gail Kane, and Edna Goodrich. Son of the Sheik is his most famous extant silent film, no doubt aided by the sudden death of its star, Rudolph Valentino. Lilac Time is a classic war/romance film. Fitzmaurice however directed scores of silent films of which the majority of them are lost to the ravages of decompostion. Recent discoveries in Gosfilmofond in Russia include 1919's Witness for the Defense with Elsie Ferguson and 1923's Kick In with Bert Lytell. A restoration of his 1928 part talkie hybrid The Barker is winning praise from many film buffs. Rumours of other Fitzmaurice films in Gosfilmofond include 1920s Idols of Clay (with Mae Murray) and Three Live Ghosts with Norman Kerry, Anna Q. Nilsson, Cyril Chadwick, and Edmund Goulding.

Film	Credit
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino1961 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Adventure in Diamonds1940 · Director	Director
Vacation from Love1938 · Director	Director
Arsène Lupin Returns1938 · Director	Director
Live, Love and Learn1937 · Director	Director
The Emperor's Candlesticks1937 · Director	Director
Suzy1936 · Director	Director
Petticoat Fever1936 · Director	Director
All Men Are Enemies1934 · Director	Director
As You Desire Me1932 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Mata Hari1931 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Unholy Garden1931 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Strangers May Kiss1931 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
One Heavenly Night1930 · Director	Director
The Devil to Pay!1930 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Raffles1930 · Director	Director
The Bad One1930 · Director	Director
Tiger Rose1929 · Director	Director
The Locked Door1929 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Man and the Moment1929 · Director	Director
His Captive Woman1929 · Director	Director
Lilac Time1928 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Barker1928 · Director	Director
The Love Mart1927 · Director	Director
Rose of the Golden West1927 · Director	Director
TThe Tender Hour1927 · Director	Director
The Night of Love1927 · Director	Director
The Son of the Sheik1926 · Director	Director
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925 · Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)	Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Dark Angel1925 · Director	Director
A Thief in Paradise1925 · Director	Director
His Supreme Moment1925 · Director	Director
Tarnish1924 · Director	Director
Cytherea1924 · Director	Director
The Eternal City1923 · Director	Director
The Cheat1923 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Bella Donna1923 · Director	Director
Kick In1922 · Director	Director
To Have and to Hold1922 · Director	Director
The Man From Home1922 · Director	Director
Three Live Ghosts1922 · Director	Director
Forever1921 · Director	Director
Experience1921 · Director	Director
Paying the Piper1921 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Idols of Clay1920 · Director	Director
The Right to Love1920 · Director	Director
On with the Dance1920 · Director	Director
Counterfeit1919 · Director	Director