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Alec Geiss(1896-1974)

  • Director
  • Writer
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Alec Geiss was born on 12 October 1896 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Nursery Crimes (1943), Cinderella Goes to a Party (1942) and Tangled Travels (1944). He was married to Marjorie Thirer. He died on 13 July 1974.
BornOctober 12, 1896
DiedJuly 13, 1974(77)
BornOctober 12, 1896
DiedJuly 13, 1974(77)
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Known for

Nursery Crimes
4.8
Short
  • Director(as Al Geiss)
  • 1943
Cinderella Goes to a Party (1942)
Cinderella Goes to a Party
7.1
Short
  • Director
  • 1942
Tangled Travels
4.5
Short
  • Director(as Al Geiss)
  • 1944
Wacky Wigwams (1942)
Wacky Wigwams
7.3
Short
  • Director
  • 1942

Credits

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Director

  • Tangled Travels
    4.5
    Short
    • Director (as Al Geiss)
    • 1944
  • Nursery Crimes
    4.8
    Short
    • Director (as Al Geiss)
    • 1943
  • Dizzy Newsreel
    5.7
    Short
    • Director (as Al Geiss)
    • 1943
  • Mass Mouse Meeting
    4.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Duty and the Beast
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Kindly Scram
    5.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1943
  • There's Something About a Soldier (1943)
    There's Something About a Soldier
    Short
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Cholly Polly (1942)
    Cholly Polly
    5.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Malice in Slumberland (1942)
    Malice in Slumberland
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • The Gullible Canary
    5.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • The Bulldog and the Baby
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Cinderella Goes to a Party (1942)
    Cinderella Goes to a Party
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • A Battle for a Bottle
    5.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Dog Meets Dog (1942)
    Dog Meets Dog
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Wacky Wigwams (1942)
    Wacky Wigwams
    7.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942

Writer

  • Porkuliar Piggy (1944)
    Porkuliar Piggy
    5.0
    Short
    • story (as Al Geiss)
    • 1944
  • Kickapoo Juice (1944)
    A Pee-kool-yar Sit-chee-ay-shun
    4.8
    Short
    • story (as Al Geiss)
    • 1944
  • Tangled Travels
    4.5
    Short
    • story (as Al Geiss)
    • 1944
  • Sadie Hawkins Day (1944)
    Sadie Hawkins Day
    6.0
    Short
    • story (as Al Geiss)
    • 1944
  • Nursery Crimes
    4.8
    Short
    • story (as Al Geiss)
    • 1943
  • Duty and the Beast
    6.3
    Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Kindly Scram
    5.1
    Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Malice in Slumberland (1942)
    Malice in Slumberland
    6.2
    Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • The Wild and Woozy West (1942)
    The Wild and Woozy West
    6.8
    Short
    • story
    • 1942
  • Wacky Wigwams (1942)
    Wacky Wigwams
    7.3
    Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Alexander Geiss
  • Born
    • October 12, 1896
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 13, 1974
  • Spouse
    • Marjorie Thirer? - July 13, 1974 (his death, 1 child)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of writer, Tony Geiss and father-in-law of Phyllis Eisen Geiss.

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