George Seaton

George Seaton

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 Street, Apartment for Peggy, Chicken Every Sunday, The Big Lift, For Heaven's Sake, Little Boy Lost, The Country Girl, and The Proud and Profane. But Not Goodbye, Seaton's 1944 Broadway debut as a playwright, closed after only 23 performances, although it later was adapted for the 1946 film The Cockeyed Miracle by Karen DeWolf. In 1967 he returned to Broadway to direct the Norman Krasna play Love in E Flat, which was a critical and commercial flop. The musical Here's Love, adapted from his screenplay for Miracle on 34th Street by Meredith Willson, proved to be more successful. Seaton won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay twice, for Miracle on 34th Street (which also earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay) and The Country Girl, and was nominated for Oscars three additional times. He received The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1961. Seaton died of cancer in Beverly Hills, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Seaton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

  • Popularity : 4.203
  • Known For : Writing
  • Birthday : 1911-04-17
  • Place of Birth : South Bend, Indiana
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George Seaton Movies

  • 1987
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    Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    6.5 1987 HD

    A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.

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  • 1954
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    The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

    6.9 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

    6.9 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

    6.9 1954 HD

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  • 1994
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    Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

    6.7 1994 HD

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  • 1970
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    Airport

    Airport

    6.4 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Airport

    Airport

    6.4 1970 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Tin Star

    The Tin Star

    6.973 1957 HD

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  • 1947
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    Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

    7.4 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

    7.4 1947 HD

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  • 1937
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    A Day at the Races

    A Day at the Races

    7.083 1937 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Counterfeit Traitor

    The Counterfeit Traitor

    6.441 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Counterfeit Traitor

    The Counterfeit Traitor

    6.441 1962 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Proud and Profane

    The Proud and Profane

    6 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Proud and Profane

    The Proud and Profane

    6 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Proud and Profane

    The Proud and Profane

    6 1956 HD

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  • 1958
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    Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

    6.792 1958 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Big Lift

    The Big Lift

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Big Lift

    The Big Lift

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1941
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    Moon Over Miami

    Moon Over Miami

    6.1 1941 HD

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  • 1964
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    36 Hours

    36 Hours

    6.937 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    36 Hours

    36 Hours

    6.937 1964 HD

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  • 1968
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    What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

    What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

    6.7 1968 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Winning Ticket

    The Winning Ticket

    3.5 1935 HD

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  • 1973
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    Showdown

    Showdown

    6.1 1973 HD

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  • 1953
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    Little Boy Lost

    Little Boy Lost

    7.7 1953 HD

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  • 1950
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    For Heaven's Sake

    For Heaven's Sake

    6.9 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    For Heaven's Sake

    For Heaven's Sake

    6.9 1950 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Doctor Takes a Wife

    The Doctor Takes a Wife

    6.5 1940 HD

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  • 1945
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    Diamond Horseshoe

    Diamond Horseshoe

    4 1945 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Pleasure of His Company

    The Pleasure of His Company

    6.2 1961 HD

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  • 1945
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    Junior Miss

    Junior Miss

    7.5 1945 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

    The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

    8.5 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

    The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

    8.5 1947 HD

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  • 1953
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    Little Boy Lost

    Little Boy Lost

    7.7 1953 HD

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  • 1949
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    Chicken Every Sunday

    Chicken Every Sunday

    6 1949 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Hook

    The Hook

    5.8 1963 HD

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  • 1948
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    Apartment for Peggy

    Apartment for Peggy

    7.6 1948 HD

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  • 1941
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    That Night in Rio

    That Night in Rio

    6.2 1941 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Eve of St. Mark

    The Eve of St. Mark

    5.7 1944 HD

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  • 1968
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    What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

    What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

    6.7 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

    What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

    6.7 1968 HD

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  • 1948
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    Apartment for Peggy

    Apartment for Peggy

    7.6 1948 HD

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  • 1973
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    Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

    6.8 1973 HD

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  • 1952
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    Anything Can Happen

    Anything Can Happen

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Meanest Man in the World

    The Meanest Man in the World

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1963
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    Twilight of Honor

    Twilight of Honor

    6.7 1963 HD

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  • 1957
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    Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot

    Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Magnificent Dope

    The Magnificent Dope

    7.2 1942 HD

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  • 1949
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    Chicken Every Sunday

    Chicken Every Sunday

    6 1949 HD

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  • 1958
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    Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

    6.792 1958 HD

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  • 1934
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    Student Tour

    Student Tour

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1952
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    Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

    Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

    4 1952 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Rat Race

    The Rat Race

    6.6 1960 HD

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  • 1959
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    But Not for Me

    But Not for Me

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Bridges at Toko-Ri

    The Bridges at Toko-Ri

    5.9 1954 HD

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  • 1952
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    Somebody Loves Me

    Somebody Loves Me

    8.5 1952 HD

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  • 1937
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    A Day at the Races

    A Day at the Races

    7.083 1937 HD

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  • 1943
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    Coney Island

    Coney Island

    5.3 1943 HD

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    Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

    6.7 1994 HD

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  • 1945
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    Diamond Horseshoe

    Diamond Horseshoe

    4 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    Junior Miss

    Junior Miss

    7.5 1945 HD

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  • 1952
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    Anything Can Happen

    Anything Can Happen

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Song of Bernadette

    The Song of Bernadette

    7 1943 HD

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  • 1951
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    Rhubarb

    Rhubarb

    5.5 1951 HD

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  • 1941
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    Charley's Aunt

    Charley's Aunt

    5.8 1941 HD

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  • 1973
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    Showdown

    Showdown

    6.1 1973 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Counterfeit Traitor

    The Counterfeit Traitor

    6.441 1962 HD

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  • 1959
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    Miracle On 34th Street

    Miracle On 34th Street

    7 1959 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1970
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1970 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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