George Hively
Encyclopedia
George Hively was a film writer and film editor from 1917 to 1945. He was born in Springfield, Missouri
and died in Los Angeles
, CA. He is father of George Hively and Jack Hively, both are editors in film and television.
He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Film Editing
on the 1936 film The Informer.
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
and died in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, CA. He is father of George Hively and Jack Hively, both are editors in film and television.
He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Film Editing
The Academy Award for Film Editing is one of the annual awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Nominations for this award are closely correlated with the Academy Award for Best Picture. Since 1981, every film selected as Best Picture has also been nominated for the Film Editing...
on the 1936 film The Informer.
Selected filmography
- Lost in a HaremLost in a Harem-Plot:When a traveling vaudeville show becomes stranded in the Middle East, their singer, Hazel Moon , takes a job at a local cafe. Two of the show's prop men, Peter Johnson and Harvey Garvey , are hired as comedy relief, but their act unfortunately initiates a brawl...
(19441944 in filmThe year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released....
) - Above SuspicionAbove Suspicion (1943 film)Above Suspicion is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer spy drama film starring Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray as newlyweds who spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon, along with Basil Rathbone as a Nazi who pursues them. The screenplay by Keith Winter, Melville Baker, and...
(19431943 in filmThe year 1943 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 3 - 1st missing persons telecast * February 20 - American film studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor films....
) - The Saint in Palm SpringsThe Saint in Palm SpringsThe Saint in Palm Springs is the name of a crime thriller motion picture released by RKO Pictures in early 1941. The film continued the screen adventures of the Robin Hood-inspired anti-hero, Simon Templar, alias The Saint, created by Leslie Charteris. The film itself was based upon a story by...
(19411941 in filmThe year 1941 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.-Top grossing films :-Academy Awards:...
) - Abe Lincoln in IllinoisAbe Lincoln in Illinois (film)Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States....
(19401940 in filmThe year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....
) - Love Affair (19391939 in filmThe year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...
) - Bringing Up BabyBringing up BabyBringing Up Baby is an American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, and released by RKO Radio Pictures....
(19381938 in filmThe year 1938 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. Ray Bolger is cast as the "Tinman" and Buddy Ebsen is cast as the "Scarecrow". At Bolger's insistence,...
) - The Plough and the StarsThe Plough and the Stars (film)The Plough and the Stars is a 1936 drama film directed by John Ford based on the play of the same name by Seán O'Casey.-Cast:* Barbara Stanwyck - Nora Clitheroe* Preston Foster - Jack Clitheroe* Barry Fitzgerald - Fluther Good...
(19361936 in filmThe year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.*November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...
) - The Informer (19351935 in film-Events:*Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .*Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
) - Polly of the CircusPolly of the CircusPolly of the Circus is a 1932 American MGM drama film directed by Alfred Santell. The film stars Marion Davies and Clark Gable.-First version:...
(19321932 in film-Events:*Cary Grant's film career begins*Katharine Hepburn's film career begins*Shirley Temple's film career begins*Disney released Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film.*Santa, first sound film made in Mexico released....
) - RockabyeRockabye (1932 film)Rockabye is a 1932 American drama film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Jane Murfin is based on a play by Lucia Bronder.-Plot:When stage actress Judy Carroll testifies on behalf of her former lover, accused embezzler Al Howard, she loses custody of Elizabeth, an orphan she had planned to...
(1932) - Chasing RainbowsChasing RainbowsChasing Rainbows is a 1930 American romantic musical film directed by Charles Reisner, starring Bessie Love and Charles King, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.- Film preservation :...
(19301930 in film-Events:* November 1: The Big Trail featuring a young John Wayne in his first starring role is released in both 35mm, and a very early form of 70mm film and was the first large scale big-budget film of the sound era costing over $2 million. The film was praised for its aesthetic quality and realism...
) - The Phantom FortuneThe Phantom FortuneThe Phantom Fortune is a 1923 film serial directed by Robert F. Hill.-Cast:* William Desmond - Larry Barclay* Esther Ralston - Mary Rogers* Lewis Sargent - Speck O'Dawn* Harry De Vere - Graham Alexander* George Webb - Alexander Owens...
(19231923 in film-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
) - The Altar StairsThe Altar StairsThe Altar Stairs is a 1922 drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Frank Mayo - Rod McLean* Louise Lorraine - Joie Malet* Lawrence Hughes - Tony Heritage* J. Jiquel Lanoe - Captain Jean Malet...
(19221922 in film-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
) - The Loaded DoorThe Loaded DoorThe Loaded Door is a 1922 American Western film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson as Bert Lyons* Gertrude Olmstead as Molly Grainger* William Ryno as Bud Grainger * A...
(1922) - The BearcatThe BearcatThe Bearcat is a 1922 Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson - The Singin' Kid* Lillian Rich - Alys May* Charles K. French - Sheriff Bill Garfield * Joe Harris - Doc Henderson...
(1922) - CindersCinders (film)Cinders is a 1920 short film directed by Edward Laemmle and featuring Hoot Gibson....
(19201920 in filmThe year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
) - The Dragon's NetThe Dragon's NetThe Dragon's Net is a 1920 action film serial directed by Henry MacRae. It was adapted from J. Allan Dunn's "The Petals of Lao-Tze," from the December 18, 1917 issue of Adventure. Many scenes were shot in the Far East and Hawaii...
(1920) - The Moon RidersThe Moon Riders (serial)The Moon Riders is a 1920 Western film serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Theodore Wharton. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Art Acord - Buck Ravelle, a Ranger* Mildred Moore - Anna Baldwin, Arizona's Daughter...
(1920) - The Rattler's HissThe Rattler's HissThe Rattler's Hiss is a 1920 short Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson* Mildred Moore* Tote Du Crow* George Field...
(1920) - Ace of the SaddleAce of the SaddleAce of the Saddle was a 1919 Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Cheyenne Harry Henderson* Joe Harris - Sheriff, Yucca County* Duke R...
(19191919 in filmThe year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
) - The RustlersThe RustlersThe Rustlers is a 1919 short Western film directed by Reginald Barker and featuring Hoot Gibson....
(1919) - The Fighting BrothersThe Fighting BrothersThe Fighting Brothers is a 1919 short Western film directed by John Ford. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Pete Morrison - Sheriff Pete Larkin* Hoot Gibson - Lonnie Larkin* Yvette Mitchell - Conchita* Jack Woods - Ben Crawly...
(1919) - The Black Horse BanditThe Black Horse BanditThe Black Horse Bandit is a 1919 short Western film directed by Harry Harvey and featuring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson* Helen Gibson* Pete Morrison* Vester Pegg* Buck Connors...
(1919) - A Woman's FoolA Woman's FoolA Woman's Fool is a 1918 Western film directed by John Ford featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Lin McLean* Betty Schade - Katie Lusk* Molly Malone - Jessamine Buckner...
(19181918 in filmThe year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
) - The Scarlet DropThe Scarlet DropThe Scarlet Drop is a 1918 Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. Just over 30 minutes of footage of the film now survives in the Getty Images Archive.-Cast:* Harry Carey - 'Kaintuck' Harry Ridge* Molly Malone - Molly Calvert...
(1918) - Thieves' GoldThieves' GoldThieves' Gold is a 1918 Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.-Production:Thieves' Gold was released as a Universal Special Feature in 1918. It was a 50-minute silent film on five reels, part of the "Cheyenne Harry" series of film...
(1918) - Wild WomenWild WomenWild Women is a 1918 Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.-Production:Wild Women was a Universal Special release in February 1918...
(1918) - The Phantom RidersThe Phantom RidersThe Phantom Riders is a 1918 Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.-Production:Filming took place from September 7-27, 1917. Released in January 1918 as a Universal Special feature, The Phantom Riders was a 50-minute silent film on five...
(1918) - Bucking BroadwayBucking BroadwayBucking Broadway is a 1917 film by John Ford, probably his sixth feature film. Long thought to be lost, along with about 60 of Ford's 70 silent films, it was found in 2002 in the archives of the CNC . It was subsequently restored and digitized...
, writer (19171917 in filmThe year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
) - A Marked ManA Marked ManA Marked Man is a 1917 Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Cheyenne Harry* Molly Malone - Molly Young* Harry L. Rattenberry - Young...
(1917) - The Secret ManThe Secret ManThe Secret Man is a 1917 Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. Two of the five reels of the film survive at the Library of Congress film archive.-Production:...
(1917) - The Texas SphinxThe Texas SphinxThe Texas Sphinx is a 1917 Western film featuring Harry Carey and released by Universal Pictures.-Cast:* Harry Carey* Hoot Gibson* Ed Jones* Alice Lake* William Steele * Vester Pegg...
(1917) - Straight ShootingStraight ShootingStraight Shooting is a 1917 Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. Prints of this film survive in the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Cheyenne Harry* Duke R...
(1917) - The Soul HerderThe Soul HerderThe Soul Herder is a 1917 Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Harry Carey* Molly Malone* Hoot Gibson* Jean Hersholt - Priest* Fritzi Ridgeway* Duke R. Lee...
(1917) - Six-Shooter JusticeSix-Shooter JusticeSix-Shooter Justice is a 1917 film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey* Claire Du Brey* William Steele - * A. E. Witting...
(1917) - The Golden BulletThe Golden BulletThe Golden Bullet is a 1917 Western film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey* Fritzi Brunette* Vester Pegg* William Steele - * George Berrell* Hoot Gibson...
(1917)