George Foster Platt

In April 1892, Platt married actress Beatrice Tait in Philadelphia. He started his career working as an assistant to Winthrop Ames at the Little Theatre. He directed the Modern Players troupe at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee in 1917 drawing a positive review from Sheldon Cheney. Woman's Politics, a comedy in three acts, was copyrighted in his name in 1899. He directed a version of The Affairs of Anatol in 1912. He worked for Thanhouser. He survived the auto crash that killed Clinton H. Stagg May 5, 1916. He directed the 1918 Broadway musical comedy The Squab Farm about the film industry featuring three film directors in the cast. A collection of his papers is part of the Shubert archives in New York.

• Born — 27 July 1866 • Birthplace — Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. • Died — 16 November 1928 • Occupation — * Actor • director

• The Angel in the Mask (1915) • A Maker of Guns (1915) • Movie Fans (1915) • In a Japanese Garden (1915) • His Wife (1915) • Inspiration (1915) as director, starring Audrey Munson • What Doris Did (1916) • The Five Faults of Flo (1916) • The Net (1916) • Deliverance (1919) about Helen Keller

The canonical record carries the following identifying particulars.

The following is established of origins and background. Born in 1866 at Petersburg. The same evidence establishes that george Foster Platt died in 1928 at Monrovia.

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. It is also recorded that george Foster Platt is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded with the occupation theatre director. Institutional cataloguing adds that george Foster Platt is recorded with the occupation stage actor. Recorded as a citizen of United States. Institutional cataloguing adds that george Foster Platt is recorded with the gender male. Born on 27 July 1866. Platt died on 16 November 1928.