Tucker, George Loane

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biography of Tucker, George Loan

Loane, George S.
12 June 1872, Chicago, Illinois, USA
20 June 1921, Los Angeles, California, USA
A former railroad clerk, Tucker made a name for himself in 1913 with a film entitled _Traffic in Souls (1913)_ (qv), a six-reel expose of white slavery. Tucker and 'Carl Laemmle' (qv) financed the sum of $57,000 to make the film in New York, the film ultimately grossed $450,000. The success of the film enabled Laemmle, under pressure from Thomas Edison's Patent Trust, to follow the exodus to Hollywood and create his own studio, Universal City. Tucker was married to actress 'Elisabeth Risdon' (qv).
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- 'Elisabeth Risdon' (qv) (? - ?)

- _Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)_ (qv)

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 31 December 1921, pg. 1074, "George Loane Tucker Leaves $22,000; Wid Gunning Shares in Picture Profits"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 16 July 1921, pg. 311, "Honor Dead Producer"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 2 July 1921, pg. 31, "Obituary"

- "Variety" (USA), 24 June 1921, "George Loane Tucker Dies; Producer of 'Miracle Man' Passes Away at 49, After Year's Illness"

- "New York Times" (USA), 22 June 1921, pg. 15:3, "George Loane Tucker"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 28 May 1921, pg. 409, "Tucker Recovering"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 20 March 1920, pg. 1998, "George Loane Tucker Loses Again in Injunction Suit"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 13 March 1920, pg. 1758, "Mayflower Attorney Denies Tucker Won Point in Court"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 6 March 1920, pg. 1603, "George Loane Tucker Scores Temporary Success in Court"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 7 February 1920, pg. 858, "Tucker-Famous Players Case Is Argued in Court"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 17 January 1920, pg. 384, "George Loane Tucker Asks Court for Injunction on 'Miracle Man'"

- "L.A. Times" (USA), 9 January 1920, pg. III, 4, "Row Over 'Miracle Man'; Tucker Seeks Injunction Against Mayflower and Lasky's"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 14 December 1918, pg. 1200, "Tucker to Make Mayflowers"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 17 August 1918, pg. 993, "Tucker Now Directing Anita Stewart"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 9 February 1918, pg. 832, "Tucker to Be Goldwyn's Supervising Chief"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 22 December 1917, pg. 1791, "Tucker Finishes 'Cinderella Man'"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 1 December 1917, pg. 1306, "Tucker to Direct Mabel Normand"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 20 January 1917, pg. 353, "George Tucker in New York"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 23 December 1916, pg. 1783, "George Tucker Coming to New York"

- "Motion Picture World" (USA), 19 December 1914, pg. 1700, "George Tucker Succeeding in England"