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| birth_date = {{birth date|1899|1|27|df=y}}
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'''Arthur George
==Screen career==
Arthur projected a friendly, amiable personality on screen, which earned him light-comedy character roles in silent films. In 1927 he was working at the prestigious [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] studio, where producer [[Harry Rapf]] decided that the 5' 6" Arthur would make a good foil for 6' 3" character actor [[Karl Dane]]. Dane & Arthur's first feature was ''[[Rookies]]'' (1927), and the team went on to make a series of economical and well-received features until the end of the silent-film era.
George K. Arthur's British-accented speaking voice did not pose a problem for the new talking pictures, but Karl Dane's Danish accent was considered too thick to be easily understood.<ref>{{cite book|last=Petersen Balogh|first=Laura|title=Karl Dane: A Biography and Filmography|year=2009|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-786-45436-5|page=149}}</ref> MGM discontinued the Dane & Arthur series after the silent feature ''China Bound'' (1929); their only talking film for MGM was ''[[The Hollywood Revue of 1929]]'', in which they had only a brief guest appearance with very little dialogue.
Although Dane & Arthur had made their reputations as silent comedians, they did star in 10 sound comedies, albeit less prestigious short subjects. Producer [[Larry Darmour]] made six for [[RKO Radio Pictures|RKO]] release in
George K. Arthur returned to character roles, often for MGM, through 1935.
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After retiring as an actor Arthur remained with MGM, accepting a job in the sales department of the studio's New York film exchange.<ref>''Boxoffice'', July 6, 1940, p. 59.</ref> While in New York he hosted a weekly 15-minute radio program for WQXR, in which he offered commentary and interviews as a Broadway "first nighter".<ref>''Radio Life'', April 1, 1937, p. 8.</ref> He had become an American citizen and enlisted in the U. S. Air Force. During [[World War II]] he organized shows for the troops.
Arthur later became a producer and distributor of short films.<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| last = Thompson| first = Howard| title = ARTHUR'S NEW ART; Former Actor Triumphs In Short Film Field| work = The New York Times| access-date = 25 January 2020| date = 19 January 1958| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1958/01/19/archives/arthurs-new-art-former-actor-triumphs-in-short-film-field.html}}</ref> He won an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film|Best Short Film]] in ==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Flames of Desire (1924 film)|Flames of Desire]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Salvation Hunters]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Lady of the Night (1925 film)|Lady of the Night]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Pretty Ladies]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Her Sister from Paris]]'' (1925)
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* ''[[Riptide (1934 film)|Riptide]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Vanessa: Her Love Story]]'' (1935)
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* ''[[The Bespoke Overcoat]]'' (1956) – producer
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