Volume III: Biographies

MACK, George E. *

Actor (1915-1916)

Thanhouser Career Synopsis: George E. Mack was an actor with Thanhouser in 1915 and appeared in films released in 1915 and 1916.

Biographical Notes: George E. Mack was born in Boston in 1866. He was on the stage in his early days with the Castle Square Theatre stock company in Boston. Around the turn of the century he made his first appearance in a musical comedy, Sergeant Kitty, at Daly's Theatre in New York City. A year later he had the main comedy role in The Country Girl. Around 1907 he signed with John C. Fisher to appear in Cuba, Central America, and Mexico in Floradora, The Silver Slipper, and other musical productions. Over a period of time he was seen in many other plays, including San Toy, Coming Thro' the Rye, The Runaway Girl, The Idol's Eye, A Knight for a Day, The Red Widow, Sybil, and The Wizard of the Nile. In 1910 he became a member of the Lambs Club.

Later, the actor entered films and was seen in the February 1915 Shubert for World release of Wildfire. George E. Mack appeared in Falstaff films released in 1915 and 1916. In later years he was back on the stage, and in the 1930s he was seen in Of Thee I Sing, Let Them Eat Cake, and Anything Goes. He married actress Mabel Strickland (1897-1947). George E. Mack died of a heart attack on May 20, 1948 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. At the time he lived at 2781 Pond Place, Bronx, New York. No close relatives survived him.

Note: George E. Mack is not to be confused with his contemporary, Georgie Mack, the son of New York steel manufacturer John J. Mack, who was just 4'7" tall and who played boys' parts on stage, having been discovered by A.H. Woods around the turn of the century. In 1910, Georgie Mack was 24 years old, married, and the father of a three-year-old boy. Georgie was seen in The Dummy, Running For Office, A Matinee Idol, and Foxy Grandpa.

Thanhouser Filmography:

1915: Foolish Fat Flora (Falstaff 12-30-1915)

1916: Reforming Rubbering Rosie (Falstaff 1-13-1916)

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