George H. Plympton

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name = George H. Plympton
birthdate = September 2 1889
birthplace = Brooklyn, New York
deathdate = April 11 1972
deathplace = Bakersfield, California
othername =
occupation = Screenwriter
yearsactive = 1912 - 1972
imdb_id = 0687741

George H. Plympton (September 2 1889 - 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), "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.

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NAME= Plympton, George H.
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH= September 2 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH= Brooklyn, New York
DATE OF DEATH= April 11 1972
PLACE OF DEATH= Bakersfield, California