George Dromgold
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George C. Dromgold
was an actor
and writer
, who wrote a book about his South Seas exploration.
traveled to the Great Barrier Reef
and Papua, spending three months at Fiji
. At Suva
, they observed and analyzed fire-walking. Dromgold wrote a book, Two Lugs on a Lugger
, with photographs by Shackelford, describing their adventures.
was an actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, who wrote a book about his South Seas exploration.
Early years
Dromgold worked as a salesman, lived for a time in Honolulu, and entered movies in 1914. He received his first screenplay credit in 1927.Later Career
In 1933, Dromgold and James B. ShackelfordJames B. Shackelford
James Blaine Shackelford was a cinematographer who photographed Frank Buck’s film, Jacaré Born James B. Shackelford in Wichita, Kansas, he was the son of Joel M. Shackelford. Young James grew up in the home of a guardian, Jerome Brooks, a farmer, in Enid, Oklahoma. James B...
traveled to the Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world'slargest reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres over an area of approximately...
and Papua, spending three months at Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
. At Suva
Suva
Suva features a tropical rainforest climate under the Koppen climate classification. The city sees a copious amount of precipitation during the course of the year. Suva averages 3,000 mm of precipitation annually with its driest month, July averaging 125 mm of rain per year. In fact,...
, they observed and analyzed fire-walking. Dromgold wrote a book, Two Lugs on a Lugger
Lugger
A lugger is a class of boats, widely used as traditional fishing boats, particularly off the coasts of France, Scotland and England. It is a small sailing vessel with lugsails set on two or more masts and perhaps lug topsails.-Defining the rig:...
, with photographs by Shackelford, describing their adventures.