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George Seaton

George Seaton

Director · Born 1911-04-17 · South Bend, Indiana, USA

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. George Seaton (April 17, 1911 – July 28, 1979) was an American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theatre director. Born George Stenius in South Bend, Indiana, Seaton moved to Detroit after graduating from college to work as an actor on radio station WXYZ. John L. Barrett played The Lone Ranger on test broadcasts of the series in early January 1933, but when the program became part of the regular schedule Seaton was cast in the title role. In later years he claimed to have devised the cry "Hi-yo, Silver" because he couldn't whistle for his horse as the script required. Seaton joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a contract writer in 1933. His first major screen credit was the Marx Brothers comedy A Day at the Races in 1937. In the early 1940s he joined 20th Century Fox, where he remained for the rest of the decade, writing scripts for Moon Over Miami, Coney Island, Charley's Aunt, The Song of Bernadette, and others before making his directorial debut with Diamond Horseshoe in 1945. From this point on he was credited as both screenwriter and director for most of his films, including The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, Miracle on 34th …

Directed

  1. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) — Director
  2. Airport (1970) — Director
  3. Teacher's Pet (1958) — Director
  4. The Country Girl (1954) — Director
  5. The Oscars (1953) — Director
  6. 36 Hours (1964) — Director
  7. The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) — Director
  8. Showdown (1973) — Director
  9. The Big Lift (1950) — Director
  10. The Hook (1963) — Director
  11. The Proud and Profane (1956) — Director
  12. The Pleasure of His Company (1961) — Director
  13. For Heaven's Sake (1950) — Director
  14. Apartment for Peggy (1948) — Director
  15. What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968) — Director
  16. The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) — Director
  17. Junior Miss (1945) — Director
  18. Chicken Every Sunday (1949) — Director
  19. Little Boy Lost (1953) — Director
  20. Diamond Horseshoe (1945) — Director
  21. Anything Can Happen (1952) — Director
  22. Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot (1957) — Director
  23. Airports (2025) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  2. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  3. Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987) — Self (archive footage)