Biography
George Pearson OBE, (19 March 1875 – 6 February 1973) was a pioneering English film director, producer and screenwriter, mainly in the silent film era. He was born in London. The only son of George Pearson, a silk tie cutter, George Pearson's first profession after Culham College, near Oxford (not a college of the University of Oxford) was teaching. He excelled in this role, becoming a headmaster by 1902 at the age of 26. His major post was at Staples Rd School Loughton Essex, on which there is a blue plaque. He was originally drawn to film making as an educational aid. In 1913 Pearson entered the film industry, initially as a script writer.
Pearson worked for Gaumont and later joined the Colonial Film Unit (later the Commonwealth Film Unit), remaining in employment until the age of 81. Though little of his work is known to have survived, Pearson is credited with pioneering the use of the moving camera shot.
Filmography
all 37
Movies 37
Director 27
Producer 7
Writer 2
self 1
Cold Journey (1975)
The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company (1972)
Atonement (1971)
An African in London (1941)
Command Performance (1937)
Midnight at Madame Tussaud's (1936)
Murder by Rope (1936)
Shipmates o' Mine (1936)
Checkmate (1935)
Once a Thief (1935)
The Ace of Spades (1935)
Gentlemen's Agreement (1935)
Whispering Tongues (1934)
Open All Night (1934)
The Pointing Finger (1933)
A Shot in the Dark (1933)
The Third String (1932)
East Lynne on the Western Front (1931)
Harry Lauder Songs (1931)
Journey's End (1930)
Auld Lang Syne (1929)
Yellow Stockings (1928)
Huntingtower (1927)
The Little People (1927)
Reveille, das große Wecken (1925)
Réveille (1924)
Love, Life and Laughter (1923)
The Romany (1923)
Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep (1922)
A Sailor Tramp (1922)
Pathé's Screen-Beauty Competition (1920)
Ultus and the Grey Lady (1916)
Ultus and the Secret of the Night (1916)
John Halifax, Gentleman (1915)
Christmas Day in the Workhouse (1914)
A Study in Scarlet (1914)
A Fishergirl's Folly (1914)
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GenderMale
Birthday1875-03-19
Deathday1973-02-06 (97 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
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