George Field
actor, director, writer
- Born:
- 1877-03-18, San Francisco, California, USA
- Died:
- 1925-03-09, California, USA
- Professions:
- actor, director, writer
Biography
A San Francisco earthquake of 1877 shook loose a future screen villain: George Field, born March 18, slipped straight from the rubble into the flicker of nickelodeon lights. By 1912 he was already two swaggering reels deep into the Wild West, dodging both Mexican bandidos and Apache pursuers in the breathless serials *Young Wild West’s Mexican Mix-Up* and *Young Wild West Cornered by Apaches*. Four-footed fame arrived a decade later when he traded spurs for matador swagger in the 1922 bullring melodrama *Blood and Sand*, stamping the role so deeply that audiences could taste the arena dust. Off-camera, he directed the quieter drama of his life with actress Winifred Greenwood at his side. The final curtain fell on March 9, 1925, somewhere amid California’s sun-washed hills, leaving the projectors humming a shade dimmer.
