Pete Smith (film producer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pete Smith (film producer)

American publicist and short subject producer and narrator

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1892

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 12-Jan-1979

Profession: screenwriter, actor, voice actor, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Pete Smith (film producer)

  • Peter Schmidt (September 4, 1892 – January 12, 1979), known as Pete Smith, was an American producer and narrator of "short subject" films. A native of New York City, Smith began working as a publicist at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the 1920s.
  • He later became involved with movie making.
  • He is best known for his series of short movies, the Pete Smith Specialties, which were produced from the 1930s to the 1950s.
  • Smith produced and narrated more than 150 short movies which earned him two Best Live Action Short Film Academy Awards.
  • In 1953, he was awarded an Academy Honorary Award for his short movies. Smith's later years were spent in a Santa Monica convalescent home due to ill health.
  • In January 1979, Smith jumped to his death from the roof of the home.

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