George Martin Merrick (February 2, 1883 – December 16, 1964) was an American film editor, film director, film producer, and screenwriter,
He was a screenwriter of the 1937 serial film Jungle Menace, starring Frank Buck .
Early life
George Merrick was the son of Michael Merrick, a French-born laborer (in the 1900 US census), and Mary Merrick, a Canadian immigrant.12th Census of Population 1900: Buffalo. Census 1900
Career Merrick wrote, edited, directed and produced many films, including:Quigley, Eileen S. International Motion Picture Almanac, Volume 48. Quigley Publications, 1938.
The Revenge of Tarzan (1920) co-director Rough Riding Ranger (1935) producer, writer Pals of the Range (1935) producer, co-writer Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) producer, co-writer Custer's Last Stand (1936) serial; editor The Mysterious Pilot (1937) serial; writer The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) serial; producer, writer Secrets of a Model (1940) editor City of Missing Girls (1941) producer I'll Sell My Life (1941) producer Miss V from Moscow (1942) producer A Yank in Libya (1942) producer The Dawn Express (1942) producer Submarine Base (1943) writer Shake Hands with Murder (1944) Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944) The White Gorilla (1945) producer Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946)
Work with Frank Buck In 1937, Merrick was a writer of the Frank Buck serial film Jungle Menace, and film editor of Buck's 1944 movie Tiger Fangs.
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