Background
Semsel, George Stephen was born on November 9, 1937 in Stamford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Milo Semsel and Mary Taracka.
Semsel, George Stephen was born on November 9, 1937 in Stamford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Milo Semsel and Mary Taracka.
Bachelor in English, Wagner College, New York City, 1959. Master of Arts in Writing & Contemporary Literature, University Iowa, 1963. Master of Arts in Cinema Studies, New York University, 1970.
Doctor of Philosophy in Film, Photography Education, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1982.
Instructor University Maine, Orono, 1965—1967. Professor Ohio University, School Film, Athens, 1970—1999, professor emeritus, 1999—2010. Assistant professor Suffolk Community College, Selden, New York, 1967—1968, University Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Canada, 1968—1969.
Business manager Drama Review, New York City, 1969—1970. Foreign expert China Film Corporation, Beijing, 1984—1985. Postdoctoral scholar Sukhothai Thammathirat University, Pakkret, Nonthaburi, Thailand, 1989—1990, Shandong University, Jinan, China, 1993—1994.
Visiting professor Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2001, Beijing Film academy, 2002, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2005. With National Guard, 1960-1966, Connecticut.
Member of Fulbright Association.
Married Rosemary Barry Semsel, June 13, 1964 (deceased May 22, 1998). Married Jing Yang, September 12, 1999. Children: Daniel Milo, Thaddeus David.