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George Glass (August 19, 1910 – April 1, 1984) was an American film producer and publicist, best known for his work with Stanley Kramer.In Kramer's 1997 autobiography, describing how he formed his first production company in the late 1940s, he called Glass "one of the best publicity men in town", and remarked "I was fortunate to get Glass, with whom I had worked in the Lewin-Loew partnership before the war. He was a bright man and a very smooth operator."〔Kramer, Stanley and Thomas M. Coffey. ''A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: A Life in Hollywood''. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1997. p. 9. ISBN 0-15-154958-3〕 In a 1973 biography of Marlon Brando, Bob Thomas wrote:
Glass began his career in the entertainment industry as a radio news commentator and sports broadcaster, but left radio for films in 1936 to work in advertising and publicity capacities for Samuel Goldwyn, United Artists, and others.〔Spear, Ivan. "Press-Agents Who Became Successful Producers." ''Boxoffice''. May 29, 1948. pp. 22-23〕 With Kramer's company, in addition to being the head publicist, Glass often acted as associate producer, sometimes uncredited (as for ''High Noon''〔Byman, Jeremy. ''Showdown at High Noon: Witch-Hunts, Critics, and the End of the Western.'' Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2004. p. 35. ISBN 0-8108-4998-4〕), and sometimes with screen credit (as for ''Cyrano de Bergerac''〔''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1941 - 1950''. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999. p. 526. ISBN 0-520-21521-4〕〔''Cyrano de Bergerac'', Dir. Michael Gordon, 1950. DVD: Alpha Video, 2003.〕 and ''The Men''〔''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960''. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997. p. 655. ISBN 978-0-520-20964-0〕). Other productions from this period include ''Death of a Salesman''〔Blum, Daniel. ''Daniel Blum's Screen World 1953''. New York: Biblo & Tannen, 1969 (reprint). Volume IV, p. 15.〕 and ''The Wild One'', for which Glass suggested the title.〔Thomas, p. 82.〕 In January 1952, Glass testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. In his testimony, he described attending gatherings at the homes of Ring Lardner, Jr. and other members of the entertainment industry in the mid-1940s, at which he was urged to become a member of the Communist Political Association.〔''Communist Activities among Professional Groups in the Los Angeles Area - Part 1: Hearings before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, Second Session, January 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26, and April 9, 1952.'' Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1952. pp. 2487-2495. Scan available at (archive.org ) (retrieved: 8-September-2010).〕 In 1956, Glass and Walter Seltzer started a freelance publicity organization, described in the press as a collaboration of "two of the most experienced and able drum beaters" in Hollywood.〔"George Glass, Walter Seltzer Form Publicity Organization." ''Boxoffice''. Nov. 17, 1956. p. 28.〕 After Brando formed his own production company, Pennebaker Productions, Glass and Seltzer joined him〔Thomas, p. 131.〕 as executive producers, and together they turned out a number of films including ''Shake Hands with the Devil'', ''The Naked Edge'', ''Paris Blues'' and ''One-Eyed Jacks''.〔"George Glass, Walter Seltzer End Pennebaker Affiliation." ''Boxoffice''. Apr. 24, 1961. p. 16.〕 Glass was elected to the executive board of the Screen Producers Guild in 1960, along with Mervyn LeRoy.〔"Walter Mirisch Renamed President of Producers." ''Boxoffice''. May 9, 1960. p. W-1.〕 He continued to work with Kramer for many years as an associate producer, with additional credits including ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'',〔''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1961-1970.'' Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997. p. 436. ISBN 0-520-20970-2〕 ''The Secret of Santa Vittoria'',〔''Ibid.'', p. 953.〕 ''Bless the Beasts and Children''〔Sigoloff, Marc. ''The Films of the Seventies: A Filmography of American, British and Canadian Films 1970-1979''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1984. p. 33. ISBN 0-7864-0882-0.〕 and ''R. P. M.''〔''Ibid.'', p. 243.〕 Glass is credited by several sources with originating the witticism, "An actor is a kind of guy who if you ain't talking about him ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Glass」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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