Pete Smith
(1892-1979)
American publicist and short subject producer and narrator
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Peter Schmidt (September 4, 1892 – January 12, 1979), Americanized to Pete Smith, was a film producer based in Hollywood, California. He is best known for the Pete Smith Specialties, a long-running series of general-interest short films, ranging from human-interest stories to sports subjects. Best remembered are the comedies, exaggerating common pet peeves and household problems, with Smith offering pointed commentary in his distinctive, nasal tenor.
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Peter Schmidt 4 September 1892 New York City, New York
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| Died |
12 January 1979 (aged 86) Santa Monica, California
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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