George M. Merrick

George Martin Merrick (February 2, 1883 - December 16, 1964) was an American writer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.

Early life
George Merrick was the son of Michael Merrick, a French-born laborer (in the 1900 US census), and Mary Merrick, a Canadian immigrant.

Career
Merrick wrote, directed and produced many movies, among them:


 * The Revenge of Tarzan (1920) co-director
 * Rough Riding Ranger (1935) producer, writer
 * Pals of the Range (1935) producer, co-writer
 * Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) producer, co-writer
 * Custer's Last Stand (1936) serial; editor
 * The Mysterious Pilot (1937) serial; writer
 * The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) serial; producer, writer
 * Secrets of a Model (1940) editor
 * City of Missing Girls (1941) producer
 * I'll Sell My Life (1941) producer
 * Miss V from Moscow (1942) producer
 * A Yank in Libya (1942) producer
 * The Dawn Express (1942) producer
 * Submarine Base (1943) writer
 * Shake Hands with Murder (1944)
 * Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944)
 * The White Gorilla (1945) producer
 * Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946)

Work with Frank Buck
In 1937, Merrick was a writer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace, and film editor of Buck's 1944 movie Tiger Fangs.