Background
George Merrick was the son of Michael Merrick, a French-born laborer (in the 1900 US census), and Mary Merrick, a Canadian immigrant.
director screenwriter film producer
George Merrick was the son of Michael Merrick, a French-born laborer (in the 1900 US census), and Mary Merrick, a Canadian immigrant.
Merrick wrote, directed and produced many movies, among them:
The Revenge of Tarzan (1920) co-director
Rough Riding Ranger (1935) producer, writer
Custer's Last Stand (1936) serial. Editor
The Mysterious Pilot (1937) serial. Writer
The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) serial.
Producer, writer
City of Missing Girls (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)
The White Gorilla (1945) producer
In 1937, Merrick was a writer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace, and film editor of Buck's 1944 movie Tiger Fangs.