George Fitzmaurice

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George Fitzmaurice, You may be looking for George FitzMaurice, 6th Earl of Orkney.George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 — 13 June 1940) was a film director and producer. Fitzmaurices 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 when the first wave of great Broadway stars migrated to motion pictures during 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. Fitzmaurice however directed scores of silent films of which the majority of them are lost to the ravages of decompostion. Recent discoveries include 1919s Witness for the Defense with Elsie Ferguson in Gosfilmofond in Russia and rumors of 1920s Idols of Clay (with Mae Murray), also in Gosfilmofond.[edit] Selected filmographyAdventure in Diamonds (1940)The Emperors Candlesticks (1937)Suzy (1936)As You Desire Me (1932)Mata Hari (1931)The Devil to Pay! (1930)Raffles (1930)The Bad One (1930)The Barker (1928)The Love Mart (1927)Rose of the Golden West (1927)The Son of the Sheik (1926)A Thief in Paradise (1925)Cytherea (1924)The Eternal City (1923)The Man From Home (1922)Three Live Ghosts (1922)Kick In (1922) Forever (1921)[edit] References^ Article about rediscovered silent-movies including Fitzmaurice Kick In[edit] External linksBiography portalGeorge Fitzmaurice at the Internet Movie DatabaseGeorge Fitzmaurice at Find a GravePersondataNameFitzmaurice, GeorgeAlternative namesShort descriptionFilm directorDate of birth13 February 1885Place of birthParis,  FranceDate of death13 June 1940Place of deathLos Angeles, California  United StatesThis article about a United States film director born in the 1880s is a stub. 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