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George Seaton

Born April 17, 1911 · South Bend, Indiana, USA

Died July 28, 1979 · aged 68

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. George Seaton (April 17, 1911 – July 28, 1979) was an American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theatre director. Born George Stenius in South Bend, Indiana, Seaton moved to Detroit after graduating from college to work as an actor on radio station WXYZ. John L. Barrett played The Lone Ranger on test broadcasts of the series in earl…

Known For

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street · 1994

Miracle on 34th Street

MovieFantasyDrama

Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street · 1947

Miracle on 34th Street

MovieComedyDrama

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

Airport

Airport · 1970

MovieDramaThriller

An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.

The Tin Star

The Tin Star · 1957

An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.

The Song of Bernadette

The Song of Bernadette · 1943

The Song of Bernadette

In 1858 Lourdes, France, adolescent peasant Bernadette has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the Massabielle grotto - the townspeople assume this lady to be the Virgin Mary. Pompous government officials think the girl is insane, doing their best to suppress her and her followers, while the church wants nothing to do with the matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the town, ultimately transforming their lives.

A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races · 1937

A Day at the Races

MovieComedyMusic

Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of the sanitarium, isn't really a doctor, he's a veterinarian.

The Country Girl

The Country Girl · 1954

The Country Girl

An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet his alcoholism may prevent that from happening.

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri · 1954

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

A U.S. Navy pilot and his squad are assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges deep behind enemy lines during the Korean War.

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Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street · 1994

Miracle on 34th Street

MovieFantasyDrama

Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.

Screenplay

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street · 1947

Miracle on 34th Street

MovieComedyDrama

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

Director

Airport

Airport · 1970

MovieDramaThriller

An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.

Director

The Tin Star

The Tin Star · 1957

An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.

Producer

The Song of Bernadette

The Song of Bernadette · 1943

The Song of Bernadette

In 1858 Lourdes, France, adolescent peasant Bernadette has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the Massabielle grotto - the townspeople assume this lady to be the Virgin Mary. Pompous government officials think the girl is insane, doing their best to suppress her and her followers, while the church wants nothing to do with the matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the town, ultimately transforming their lives.

Screenplay

A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races · 1937

A Day at the Races

MovieComedyMusic

Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of the sanitarium, isn't really a doctor, he's a veterinarian.

Screenplay

The Country Girl

The Country Girl · 1954

The Country Girl

An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet his alcoholism may prevent that from happening.

Screenplay

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri · 1954

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

A U.S. Navy pilot and his squad are assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges deep behind enemy lines during the Korean War.

Producer

Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet · 1958

MovieComedyRomance

The rugged editor of a city newspaper poses as a journalism student and flirts with the professor.

Director

36 Hours

36 Hours · 1964

MovieDramaThriller

Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him.

Screenplay

The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor · 1962

The Counterfeit Traitor

MovieWarThriller

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.

Writer

The Proud and Profane

The Proud and Profane · 1956

The Proud and Profane

MovieDramaRomance

In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Howard, in the Battle of Guadalcanal. There, Ashley falls for the gruff, seductive Marine Lt. Col. Colin Buck, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about the reality of Buck's life back home.

Director

The Big Lift

The Big Lift · 1950

The Berlin Air Lift from the point of view of two Air Force NCOs who navigate romance in a bombed out post WW2 Germany.

Writer

But Not for Me

But Not for Me · 1959

MovieComedyRomance

Out of hit ideas and seemingly in the twilight of his career, Broadway producer Russ Ward decides to give up the game. But when Russ lays off his nubile secretary, Ellie Brown, she shocks him with a declaration of love. Inspired, Ward commands playwright MacDonald to rewrite his latest show as a May-December romance starring Brown herself. Ward struggles to make a comeback as his ex-wife, Kathryn, plots to end his new relationship.

Producer

The Rat Race

The Rat Race · 1960

MovieComedyDrama

An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.

Producer

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II · 1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.

Thanks

Showdown

Showdown · 1973

Two men who have been friends since childhood find themselves on opposite ends of the law.

Director

Airports

Airports · 2025

MovieDramaAction

Edited together from all four Airport movies by Academy Award nominated screenwriter Josh Olson (A History of Violence, Infested) and veteran genre fellow screenwriter Adam Rifkin (Small Soldiers, Mouse Hunt), Airports is an exercise in narrative truncation for both newcomers and fans alike in the vein of Soderbergh’s Psychos edit.

Director

Somebody Loves Me

Somebody Loves Me · 1952

Somebody Loves Me

MovieRomanceMusic

Backstage musical biography of nightclub star Blossom Seeley that charts her rocky relationship with vaudeville singer Benny Fields.

Producer

The Hook

The Hook · 1963

Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier.

Director

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street · 1973

Miracle on 34th Street

MovieDramaFamily

A department store Santa tries to convince a little girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus that he is Santa Claus, and winds up going on trial to prove who he is.

Writer

Rhubarb

Rhubarb · 1951

MovieComedyFamily

Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money and a pro baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons. When the team protests, publicist Eric Yeager convinces them Rhubarb is good luck. But Eric's fiancée Polly seems to be allergic to cats, and the team's success may mean new hazards for Rhubarb.

Producer

Little Boy Lost

Little Boy Lost · 1953

Little Boy Lost

A war correspondent who was stationed in Paris during WW II married a French girl who was murdered by the Nazis. After the war he returns to to try to find his son, whom he lost during a bombing raid but has been told is living in an orphanage in Paris.

Director

The Miracle on 34th Street

The Miracle on 34th Street · 1955

The Miracle on 34th Street

MovieTV MovieFamily

One Kris Kringle, a department-store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. But this is nothing to the stir he causes by announcing that he is not merely a make-believe St. Nick, but the real thing.

Original Film Writer

The Oscars

The Oscars · 1953

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

Director