George E. Marshall (December 29, 1891 â€" February 17, 1975) was an
American actor, screenwriter, producer, film and television director,
active through the first six decades of film history.Relatively few of
Marshall's films are well-known today, with Destry Rides Again, The
Blue Dahlia, The Sheepman, and How the West Was Won being the biggest
exceptions. John Houseman called him "one of the old maestros of
Hollywood... he had never become one of the giants but he held a solid
and honorable position in the industry."While Marshall worked on
almost all kinds of films imaginable, he started his career in the
early silent period doing mostly Westerns, a genre he never completely
abandoned.In the 1930s, he established a reputation for comedy,
directing Laurel and Hardy in three classic films, and also working on
a variety of comedies for Fox, though many of his films at Fox were
destroyed in a vault fire in 1937. Later in his career he was
particularly sought after for comedies. He did around half a dozen
films each with Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis, and also worked with W. C.
Fields, Jackie Gleason, and Will Rogers.
American actor, screenwriter, producer, film and television director,
active through the first six decades of film history.Relatively few of
Marshall's films are well-known today, with Destry Rides Again, The
Blue Dahlia, The Sheepman, and How the West Was Won being the biggest
exceptions. John Houseman called him "one of the old maestros of
Hollywood... he had never become one of the giants but he held a solid
and honorable position in the industry."While Marshall worked on
almost all kinds of films imaginable, he started his career in the
early silent period doing mostly Westerns, a genre he never completely
abandoned.In the 1930s, he established a reputation for comedy,
directing Laurel and Hardy in three classic films, and also working on
a variety of comedies for Fox, though many of his films at Fox were
destroyed in a vault fire in 1937. Later in his career he was
particularly sought after for comedies. He did around half a dozen
films each with Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis, and also worked with W. C.
Fields, Jackie Gleason, and Will Rogers.
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