George Glass

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George Glass
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedApril 1, 1984(1984-04-01) (aged 73)
Ventura, California
, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film producer, publicist
Years active1936–1971
SpouseHarriet Glass (née Galblum)

George Glass (August 19, 1910 – April 1, 1984) was an American

Loew partnership before the war. He was a bright man and a very smooth operator."[1] In a 1973 biography of Marlon Brando
, Bob Thomas wrote:

George Glass was a veteran of movie publicity, but he was more than a publicist for Kramer. He, Kramer and Carl Foreman were partners in the independent film company, and Glass's brilliant campaigns for Champion and Home of the Brave had been a major part of the company's success. A short, stubby, ebullient man, he performed his craft on the basis of telling the truth.[2]

Career

Glass began his career in the entertainment industry as a radio news commentator and sports broadcaster, but left radio for films in 1936 to work in advertising and publicity capacities for Samuel Goldwyn, United Artists, and others.[3] With Kramer's company, in addition to being the head publicist, Glass often acted as associate producer, sometimes uncredited (as for High Noon[4]), and sometimes with screen credit (as for Cyrano de Bergerac[5][6] and The Men[7]). Other productions from this period include Death of a Salesman[8] and The Wild One, for which Glass suggested the title.[9]

In 1956, Glass and Walter Seltzer started a freelance publicity organization, described in the press as a collaboration of "two of the most experienced and able drum beaters" in Hollywood.[10] After Brando formed his own production company, Pennebaker Productions, Glass and Seltzer joined him[11] as executive producers, and together they turned out a number of films including Shake Hands with the Devil, The Naked Edge, Paris Blues and One-Eyed Jacks.[12]

Glass was elected to the executive board of the

Screen Producers Guild in 1960, along with Mervyn LeRoy.[13] He continued to work with Kramer for many years as an associate producer, with additional credits including Guess Who's Coming to Dinner,[14] The Secret of Santa Vittoria,[15] Bless the Beasts and Children[16] and R. P. M.[17]

Congressional testimony

In January 1952, Glass testified before the

Communist Political Association.[18]

Quotations

Glass is credited by several sources with originating the witticism, "An actor is a kind of guy who if you ain't talking about him [, he] ain't listening."[19][20][21] That line has also been attributed to Brando, who reportedly heard it from Glass and quoted it many times.[22][23]

References

  1. ISBN 0-15-154958-3
  2. ISBN 0-394-48728-1
  3. ^ Spear, Ivan. "Press-Agents Who Became Successful Producers." Boxoffice. May 29, 1948. pp. 22-23. Scan available at Internet Archive (retrieved 2-December-2022).
  4. ISBN 0-8108-4998-4
  5. ISBN 0-520-21521-4
  6. ^ Cyrano de Bergerac, Dir. Michael Gordon, 1950. DVD: Alpha Video, 2003.
  7. ISBN 978-0-520-20964-0
  8. ^ Blum, Daniel. Daniel Blum's Screen World 1953. New York: Biblo & Tannen, 1969 (reprint). Volume IV, p. 15.
  9. ^ Thomas, p. 82.
  10. ^ "George Glass, Walter Seltzer Form Publicity Organization." Boxoffice. Nov. 17, 1956. p. 28. Scan available at Yumpu (retrieved 2-December-2022).
  11. ^ Thomas, p. 131.
  12. ^ "George Glass, Walter Seltzer End Pennebaker Affiliation." Boxoffice. Apr. 24, 1961. p. 16. Scan available at Internet Archive (retrieved 2-December-2022).
  13. ^ "Walter Mirisch Renamed President of Producers." Boxoffice. May 9, 1960. p. W-1. Scan available at Yumpu (retrieved 2-December-2022).
  14. ISBN 0-520-20970-2
  15. ^ Ibid., p. 953.
  16. ISBN 0-7864-0882-0
    .
  17. ^ Ibid., p. 243.
  18. ^ Communist Activities among Professional Groups in the Los Angeles Area - Part 1: Hearings before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, Second Session, January 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26, and April 9, 1952. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1952. pp. 2487-2495. Scan available at archive.org (retrieved: 8-September-2010).
  19. ISBN 0-231-10218-6
    .
  20. ISBN 0-300-10798-6
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  21. ^ See alternate wording at Quoteland, Dictionary Quotes Quotltr(all retrieved: 2-December-2022).
  22. ^ Thomas, p. 55.
  23. ^ See review of pertinent sources at Quote Investigator (retrieved: 1-Nov-2014).

Further reading

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