George Clark (producer)
British film actor and film producer (1888–1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Clark (1888–1946) was a British film actor and film producer during the silent era. For many years Clark worked with the British star Guy Newall, whom he had met during the First World War. Together they founded Lucky Cat Films and later George Clark Productions, securing a distribution arrangement with the larger Stoll Pictures.
George Clark | |
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Born | (1888-04-11)11 April 1888 |
Died | 21 December 1946(1946-12-21) (aged 58) London United Kingdom |
Other names | George Clarke George Broome |
Occupation(s) | Film actor Film producer |
Years active | 1919-1925 (producer) |
After initially working out of a studio on Ebury Street in Central London, they raised finance to construct Beaconsfield Studios and work began in 1921.[1] They opened the new studio the following year, but after being hit by the Slump of 1924 remained largely inactive for the rest of the decade. Clark later sold the studios to the British Lion Film Corporation in 1929.[2]