Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. George Seaton (April 17, 1911 – July 28, 1979) was an American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theatre director. Born George Stenius in South Bend, Indiana, Seaton moved to Detroit after graduating from college to work as an actor on radio station WXYZ. John L. Barrett played The Lone Ranger on test broadcasts of the series in early January 1933, but when the program became part of the regular schedule Seaton was cast in the titl...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Miracle on 34th Street
1994
Screenplay, Original Film Writer
Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, ...

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self (archive footage)
A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.

Miracle on 34th Street
1973
Writer
A department store Santa tries to convince a little girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus that he is Santa Claus, and winds up going on trial to pro...

Showdown
1973
Director, Producer
Two men who have been friends since childhood find themselves on opposite ends of the law.

Airport
1970
Director, Screenplay
An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
Screenstory, Director, Producer
A new infection that simply makes people feel happy is treated as a threat by the authorities while its "victims" work to spread it to others.

36 Hours
1964
Director, Screenplay
Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe o...

Twilight of Honor
1963
Producer
A young lawyer defends a drifter accused of a murder that he has already confessed to. He asks his mentor, a retired, legendary lawyer for help.

The Hook
1963
Director
Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier.

The Counterfeit Traitor
1962
Director, Writer, Producer
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.

The Pleasure of His Company
1961
Director
Biddeford "Pogo" Poole, an urbane charmer, has been absent for most of the life of his daughter, Jessica, but he pops up again as she prepares to marr...

The Rat Race
1960
Producer
An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance ...

Miracle On 34th Street
1959
Screenplay
In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn) working as a Macy's department store Santa causes a commotio...

But Not for Me
1959
Producer
Out of hit ideas and seemingly in the twilight of his career, Broadway producer Russ Ward decides to give up the game. But when Russ lays off his nubi...

Teacher's Pet
1958
Director, Producer
A rugged city editor poses as a journalism student and flirts with the professor.

The Tin Star
1957
Producer
An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.

Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot
1957
Director
Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot tells the story of Virginia's role in American Independence (up to the point of voting to propose independence at...

The Proud and Profane
1956
Director, Screenplay, Story
In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumst...

The Country Girl
1954
Director, Screenplay, Producer
An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet his alcoholism may prevent that from happening.

The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954
Producer
A naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the Korean War.

Little Boy Lost
1953
Director, Screenplay
A war correspondent who was stationed in Paris during WW II married a French girl who was murdered by the Nazis. After the war he returns to to try to...

Somebody Loves Me
1952
Producer
Backstage musical biography of nightclub star Blossom Seeley that charts her rocky relationship with vaudeville singer Benny Fields.

Anything Can Happen
1952
Director, Writer
A quirky relationship unfolds between an immigrant and an all-American folk music fan.

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
Producer
Shy farmboy loves his next-door neighbor, but she dreams of going to the big city. Then she gets mixed up with big-city gangsters.

Rhubarb
1951
Producer
Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money ...

For Heaven's Sake
1950
Director, Writer
An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate their child that has been waiting to be born.

The Big Lift
1950
Director, Writer
The Berlin Air Lift from the point of view of two Air Force NCOs who navigate romance in a bombed out post WW2 Germany.

Chicken Every Sunday
1949
Director, Writer
A woman takes in boarders to support her husband's harebrained financial schemes.

Apartment for Peggy
1948
Director, Screenplay
Professor Henry Barnes decides he's lived long enough and contemplates suicide. His attitude is changed by Peggy Taylor, a chipper young mother-to-be ...

Miracle on 34th Street
1947
Director, Screenplay
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgivin...

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
Director, Writer
In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female employee at a Boston shipping office. Although the men ...

Junior Miss
1945
Director, Writer
A Manhattan family's Christmas season turns topsy-turvy when 13-year-old Judy Graves mistakenly thinks her newly-arrived visiting uncle has just been ...

Diamond Horseshoe
1945
Director, Screenplay
Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes bet...

The Eve of St. Mark
1944
Writer
Quizz West is conscripted into the United States Army in late 1940. Prior to being shipped out first to San Francisco, then the Philippines, Quizz and...

The Song of Bernadette
1943
Screenplay
In 1858 Lourdes, France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anythi...

Coney Island
1943
Screenplay
Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spo...

The Meanest Man in the World
1943
Screenplay
Compassionate small-town lawyer Richard Clarke moves to New York City to seek his fortune, but is unsuccessful until he takes a friend's advice and tr...

The Magnificent Dope
1942
Screenplay
Dwight Dawson, who runs an unsuccessful success school, stages a contest to find the biggest failure in the USA, for publicity value when the "dope" t...

Charley's Aunt
1941
Screenplay
In 1890, two students at Oxford force their rascally friend and fellow student to pose as an aunt from Brazil--where the nuts come from.

Moon Over Miami
1941
Adaptation
After losing nearly all of an inheritance to taxes, sisters Kay and Barbara Latimer, waitresses at a drive-in restaurant in Texas, scheme to find rich...

That Night in Rio
1941
Screenplay
An entertainer in Rio impersonates a wealthy aristocrat. When the aristocrat's wife asks him to carry the impersonation further, complications ensue.

The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
Screenplay
A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.

A Day at the Races
1937
Screenplay, Story
Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a hi...

The Winning Ticket
1935
Writer
A barber tries to find the winning lottery ticket he hid from his moralistic wife.

Student Tour
1934
Story
A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.