George Marshall (director)
George E. Marshall ( born December 29, 1891 in Chicago, Illinois, † February 17, 1975 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American film director, screenwriter, film producer and film actor. His long film career spanned more than 60 years. From 1948 to 1950 he was president of the Directors Guild of America.
Life
George Marshall came as a teenager working as an extra for the film. From 1916 he was director of Western and into the early sound era of comedic short films. With Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in 1932 he turned two short films and the feature film The Devil's brothers, where he completed a brief appearance as a knife wielding Regiment cook. Later he was director of various Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis movies.
Marshall was considered a craftsman who was at home in all genres. Among his best known works include the comedy Western Destry Rides Again (1939 ) with James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich, and the film noir The Blue Dahlia (1946 ) with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. Even in old age he led for TV drama directing, so for example, episodes of The Odd Couple with Tony Randall and Jack Klugman.
Marshall was in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California buried.