George Fort Gibbs
Artist, Author
1870 – 1942
Who was George Fort Gibbs?
George Fort Gibbs was an American author, illustrator, artist, and screenwriter. As an author, he wrote more than 50 popular books, primarily adventure stories revolving around espionage in exotic locations. Several of his books were made into films. His illustrations appeared prominently in such magazines as The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook and The Delineator. He also illustrated some of his own novels, and the novels of others. As a painter he produced many portraits, and painted murals for Pennsylvania Station and Girard College in Philadelphia. His screenwriting credits include a film about the life of Voltaire.
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- Born
- Mar 8, 1870
New Orleans - Also known as
- George Gibbs
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Maud Stovell Harrison
(1901/04 - )
- Maud Stovell Harrison
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 10, 1942
Philadelphia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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