George H. Plympton (September 2, 1889 - April 11, 1972) was an American screenwriter. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ...

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 addapting 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), 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. See also: 1911 in film 1912 1913 in film years in film film Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company, Keystone Studios, that played an important role in developing slapstick comedy. ... i like western films The Western is an American genre in literature and film. ... Movie serials were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. ... Republic Pictures Corporation (aka Republic Entertainment) is an independent film, television, and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B pictures, westerns and movie serials. ... Universal Pictures is the main motion picture production/distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal. ... Flash Gordon is a 1936 film serial which tells the story of three people from Earth who travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless. ... The Phantom Creeps was a 1939 serial, starring Bela Lugosi, about a mad scientists who created various elaborate inventions with the intention of ruling the world. ... Al Hodge as Britt Reid in The Green Hornet, 1938 The Green Hornet was an American radio program that ran on WXYZ (Detroit), the Mutual Network and the NBC Blue (later ABC) Network from January 31, 1936 to December 5, 1952. ... Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe is a 1940 twelve episode serial film about Flash Gordon. ... The Masked Marvel The Masked Marvel The Masked Marvel (1943) was a 12 chapter serial from Republic, who produced the best known of the serials. ... The Brick Bradford movie, based upon the comics Brick Bradford was a science fiction comic that began in 1933 created by writer William Ritt (a journalist based from Cleveland, Ohio) and artist Clarence Gray that was originally distributed by Cetral Press Associations, a subsidiary of King Features. ... The Superman serial was a 1948 15-part black-and-white movie serial starring Kirk Alyn as Superman and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. ... Batman and Robin was a 15-chapter serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. ... Atom Man vs. ... Charles Starrett played the part of the Durango Kid many years ago. ... Jungle Jim was created in January 7, 1934 by writer Don Moore and artist Alex Raymond, who had been known for aiding the production of comics such as Tim Tylers Luck, Tillie the Toiler, Blondie, Secret Agent X-9, and Rip Kirby. ...

Plympton died in Bakersfield, California, at the age of 82. City nickname:Californias Country Music Capital County Kern County, California Area  - Total  - Water 296. ...

External links

• All Movie Guide
• IMDb entry