Oyunculuk

Pete Smith

Meslek: Oyunculuk
Doğum: 4 Eylül 1892 · New York City, New York, USA
Ölüm: 12 Ocak 1979

Biyografi

Born Peter Schmidt in New York City, Pete Smith got a job after graduating business college with The Player magazine and later with Billboard magazine. That led to his being hired as a publicist for Famous Players-Lasky and Artcraft Pictures, and he was later appointed publicity director at Paramount Pictures. Director Marshall Neilan hired Smith to be the publicist for his own production company, and Smith left New York for Hollywood. After Neilan's company closed, Smith freelanced for a short period before being hired by MGM in 1925 as the head of its publicity department, a position he held until 1930. The job that really brought him recognition, however, was his producing, writing and narrating a series of shorts known as "Pete Smith Specialties" for MGM. The one-reelers covered just about every subject imaginable, from the animal world to the latest technology to how to handle annoying patrons in movie theaters, all delivered with Smith's trademark wry, bemused narration. Many of the later shorts were written and directed by actor Dave O'Brien, using the name David Barclay. Sixteen entries in the series were nominated for Oscars, and two of them won. The series came to an end in 1954, though there were enough made to continue releasing into 1955. Smith's later years were plagued by bad health, and he spent more and more time being hospitalized. In 1979, with his health deteriorating rapidly, he committed suicide by jumping out of the window of his ninth-floor hospital room. He was 86 years old.

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Filmografi

2002 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story · Kendisi
1955 MGM Parade · Kendisi
1955 The Fall Guy · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1955 Animals in Action · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1955 Just What I Needed · Narrator, Yapımcı
1955 The Man Around the House · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1954 Rough Riding · Narrator
1954 The Camera Caught It · Narrator
1954 Film Antics · Narrator, Yapımcı
1954 Out for Fun · Narrator
1954 Do Someone a Favor! · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1954 Fish Tales · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1954 Ain't It Aggravatin' · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1953 Things We Can Do Without · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1953 This Is a Living? · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yazar
1953 Cash Stashers · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1953 Dogs 'n Ducks · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1953 The Mosconi Story · Narrator
1952 Reducing · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1952 Musiquiz · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1951 Fishing Feats · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1951 Bargain Madness · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1951 Camera Sleuth · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1950 Curious Contests · Narrator (voice) (as a Smith named Pete), Yapımcı
1950 Wrong Way Butch · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1950 A Wife's Life · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1950 Did'ja Know? · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1950 Crashing the Movies · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1950 Pest Control · Narrator
1949 Sports Oddities · Narrator
1949 We Can Dream, Can't We? · Narrator
1949 Water Trix · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1949 Those Good Old Days · Narrator
1949 Super Cue Men · Narrator
1948 Let's Cogitate · Narrator (voice, Yapımcı
1948 Ice Aces · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1948 Just Suppose · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1948 You Can't Win · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1948 I Love My Mother-In-Law But... · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1948 Bowling Tricks · Narrator (Seslendirme)
1947 Have You Ever Wondered? · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1947 Surfboard Rhythm · Narrator
1947 Football Thrills No. 10 · Yazar
1947 Neighbor Pests · Narrator, Yapımcı
1947 I Love My Wife BUT! · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1947 Now You See It · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1947 Diamond Demon · Narrator (Seslendirme)
1947 Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12 · Narrator
1946 I Love My Husband, But! · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1946 Sure Cures · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1946 Football Thrills No. 9 · Narrator, Yönetmen
1946 Treasures from Trash · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1946 Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1946 Studio Visit · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1946 Gettin' Glamour · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1946 Fala at Hyde Park · Narrator
1945 Badminton · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1945 Guest Pests · Narrator
1945 Football Thrills of 1944 · Narrator, Yönetmen
1945 Hollywood Scout · Narrator / Chimp (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1945 The Great Morgan · Narrator in 'Badminton' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1944 Safety Sleuth · Pete Smith - Narrator
1944 Football Thrills of 1943 · Narrator, Yönetmen
1944 Movie Pests · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1944 Sportsman's Memories · Narrator (Seslendirme)
1944 Groovie Movie · Narrator
1944 Home Maid · Narrator
1943 Water Wisdom · Narrator (Seslendirme)
1943 Football Thrills of 1942 · Narrator, Yönetmen
1943 Seventh Column · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1943 Seeing Hands · Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Yapımcı
1943 Fala: The President's Dog · Narrator - Host
1943 Hollywood Daredevils · Narrator
1942 Marines in the Making · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1942 The Tree in a Test Tube · as Interlocutor (Seslendirme)
1942 Calling All Pa's · Narrator (Seslendirme), Yapımcı
1942 Football Thrills of 1941 · Narrator, Yönetmen
1942 Victory Quiz
1942 Acro-Batty · Narrator, Yapımcı
1942 What About Daddy? · Narrator, Yapımcı