Biography
George H. Plympton (September 2, 1889 β April 11, 1972) was an American screenwriter. He was born in Brooklyn, New York.
A prolific screenwriter, Plympton collaborated in almost 300 films. His earliest known credits date back to 1912 as he concentrated almost exclusively on westerns. During the sound era he switched his focus to serials mostly for Columbia, Republic and Universal studios, co-scripting and adapting such chapter plays as Tarzan the Fearless (1933), Flash Gordon (1936), The Spider's Web (1938), The Phantom Creeps (1939), The Green Hornet (1940), Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940), The Masked Marvel (1943), Chick Carter, Detective (1946), Brick Bradford (1947), Superman (1948), Batman and Robin (1949), and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950). Active until 1957, he also was one of the principal writers on Columbia's Durango Kid and Jungle Jim series.
Plympton died in Bakersfield, California, at the age of 82.
Filmography
all 182
Movies 182
Writer 171
Screenplay 4
![Peril from the Planet Mongo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/173701-peril-from-the-planet-mongo.jpg)
Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966)
![Spaceship to the Unknown](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/141533-spaceship-to-the-unknown.jpg)
Spaceship to the Unknown (1966)
![Purple Death from Outer Space](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/141499-purple-death-from-outer-space.jpg)
Purple Death from Outer Space (1966)
![Sakima and the Masked Marvel](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Sakima and the Masked Marvel (1966)
![Jungle Safari](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/119038-jungle-safari.jpg)
Jungle Safari (1956)
![Savage Fury](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/224822-savage-fury.jpg)
Savage Fury (1956)
![Blackhawk](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137925-blackhawk.jpg)
Blackhawk (1952)
![The Phantom Creeps](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/194346-the-phantom-creeps.jpg)
The Phantom Creeps (1949)
![Bruce Gentry](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/263077-bruce-gentry.jpg)
Bruce Gentry (1949)
![Congo Bill](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137185-congo-bill.jpg)
Congo Bill (1948)
![Superman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/184709-superman.jpg)
Superman (1948)
![Betty Co-Ed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136756-betty-co-ed.jpg)
Betty Co-Ed (1946)
![Jungle Queen](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108728-jungle-queen.jpg)
Jungle Queen (1945)
![The Masked Marvel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136305-the-masked-marvel.jpg)
The Masked Marvel (1943)
![Gang Busters](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/90817-gang-busters.jpg)
Gang Busters (1942)
![Junior G-Men](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97526-junior-g-men.jpg)
Junior G-Men (1940)
![Smoky Trails](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/683502-smoky-trails.jpg)
Smoky Trails (1939)
![Trigger Pals](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135192-trigger-pals.jpg)
Trigger Pals (1939)
![Rocket Ship](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134483-rocket-ship.jpg)
Rocket Ship (1938)
![The Red Rope](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/95331-the-red-rope.jpg)
The Red Rope (1937)
![Cavalry](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134441-cavalry.jpg)
Cavalry (1936)
![Flash Gordon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/23788-flash-gordon.jpg)
Flash Gordon (1936)
![Stormy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/644893-stormy.jpg)
Stormy (1935)
![Love Bound](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/121510-love-bound.jpg)
Love Bound (1932)
![Sliding Home](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/822356-sliding-home.jpg)
Sliding Home (1928)
![Running Wild](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/822354-running-wild.jpg)
Running Wild (1927)
![Hard Fists](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/569284-hard-fists.jpg)
Hard Fists (1927)
![Blazing Days](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/505556-blazing-days.jpg)
Blazing Days (1927)
![The Relay](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The Relay (1927)
![Making Good](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Making Good (1926)
![Never Let Go](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Never Let Go (1922)
![Man Trackers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/673767-the-man-trackers.jpg)
Man Trackers (1921)
![The Alibi](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/743570-the-alibi.jpg)
The Alibi (1916)
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GenderMale
Birthday1889-09-02
Deathday1972-04-11 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsGeorge Holcombe Plympton, George H. Plimpton Jr., Geo. H. Plympton, Geo. Plympton, George Plympton, George H. Plymton, George S. Plymton, George Plymton
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