Dallas M. Fitzgerald

Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Born	13 August 1876 La Grange, Kentucky
Died	9 May 1940 (age 63) Los Angeles, California
Nationality	US
Occupation	director, producer, writer
Known for	work with Frank Buck
Spouse	Henrietta Fitzgerald

Dallas M. Fitzgerald (Born: August 13, 1876 in La Grange, Kentucky, USA; Died: May 9, 1940 (age 63) in Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American motion picture director and producer, primarily in the silent era. He's also known as the writer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace. ^[1]

Early life

Dallas Fitzgerald was the son of William Fitzgerald, a traveling salesman, and Jasie Fitzgerald.

Career

Fitzgerald was a director of low-budget films. He began acting in films in 1916. He was hired by Greater Pictures Corp. in 1917. He directed mostly action melodramas believing, according to a 1921 interview, that the "public likes pictures made outdoors." ^[2] In the late 1920s, Fitzgerald became a producer of such films as Wilful Youth (1927) and Golden Shackles (1928) through low-budget Peerless Pictures, which had been founded by Jules Brulatour. In the sound era, Fitzgerald wrote screenplays for such serials as The Black Coin (1936), The Clutching Hand (1936), and The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938).

Work with Frank Buck

In 1937, Fitzgerald was a writer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.

References

1. ^ Lehrer, Steven (2006). Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck. Texas Tech University press. pp. x-xi. ISBN 0896725820. http://books.google.com/books?id=UNnhbq9gwTUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=frank+buck+steven+lehrer&ei=3sHhSrv0Bo2UyAScyInsCw#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 
2. ^ Hans J. Wollstein. Dallas M. Fitzgerald. Allmovie.com

External Links

Dallas M. Fitzgerald on the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Fitzgerald, Dallas M.
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Date of birth	13 August 1876
Place of birth	La Grange, Kentucky
Date of death	9 May 1940
Place of death	Los Angeles, California