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George Kirke Spoor (December 18, 1871 – 24 November 1953) was an early film pioneer who, with Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson, founded Essanay Studios in Chicago in 1907. He was a founding partner of V-L-S-E, Incorporated, a film distribution firm, in 1915.
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- December 18, 1871
- Highland Park, Lake, Illinois, United States
- November 24, 1953
George K. Spoor. Producer: A Pair of Sixes. George K. Spoor was born on 18 December 1871 in Highland Park, Illinois, USA. He was a producer, known for A Pair of Sixes (1918), Men Who Have Made Love to Me (1918) and The Truant Soul (1916). He was married to Ada May Thompson. He died on 24 November 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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- Highland Park, Illinois, USA
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
15 de oct. de 2010 · George Kirke Spoor (December 18, 1872 – 24 November 1953) was an early film pioneer who, with Broncho Billy Anderson, founded Essanay Studios in Chicago in 1907. Spoor and Anderson were responsible for discovering stars such as Wallace Beery, Francis X. Bushman, Ben Turpin, Gloria Swanson, and Charlie Chaplin.
George Kirke Spoor (18 de diciembre de 1871 - 24 de noviembre de 1953) fue uno de los pioneros del cine que, con Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson, fundó Essanay Studios en Chicago en 1907. Fue socio fundador de VLSE, Incorporated, una película empresa de distribución, en 1915.
The studio was founded in 1907 in Chicago by George K. Spoor and Gilbert M. Anderson, originally as the Peerless Film Manufacturing Company. On August 10, 1907, playing on the founders' initials the name was changed to Essanay ("S and A"). [2] [3] Essanay was originally located at 501 Wells Street (modern numbering: 1360 N. Wells).
4 de ene. de 2017 · In 1907, George Kirke Spoor and Gilbert M. Anderson (the filmmaker-actor best known to audiences as Broncho Billy) joined forces and established Chicago’s Peerless Film Manufacturing Company, later known as Essanay, which stood for the “S” and “A” in their respective last names.
