George Foster Platt
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| Born | July 27, 1866 Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 16, 1928 (aged 62) |
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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
Platt was born in Petersburg, Virginia. In April 1892, Platt married actress Beatrice Tait in Philadelphia.[2]
He started his career working as an assistant to
Woman's Politics, a comedy in three acts, was copyrighted in his name in 1899.[5] He directed a version of The Affairs of Anatol in 1912.[6]
He worked for
He directed the 1918 Broadway musical comedy The Squab Farm 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.[7]
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
- What Doris Did (1916)
- The Five Faults of Flo (1916)
- The Net (1916)
- Deliverance (1919) about Helen Keller
References
- ^ "PLATT, George Foster". www.thanhouser.org.
- Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 9780810872660– via Google Books.
- ^ Cheney, Sheldon (February 19, 1917). "Theatre Arts". Theatre arts, Incorporated – via Google Books.
- ^ "Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles". U.S. Government Printing Office. February 19, 1899 – via Google Books.
- ^ "George Foster Platt". Playbill.
- ISBN 9780521034425– via Google Books.
External links
- George Foster Platt at IMDb
- George Foster Platt at the Internet Broadway Database
- George Foster Platt at Playbill Vault
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