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'''George K. Arthur''' (27 January 1899 &ndash; 30 May 1985) was an English actor and [[film producer|producer]]. He appeared in 59 films between 1919 and 1935. After retiring as an actor, he 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| accessdate = 2020-01-25 January 2020| date = 1958-01-19 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 1956 for the film ''[[The Bespoke Overcoat]]''.<ref name="Oscars1957">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1957 |title=The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=21 August 2011|work=oscars.org| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110706094056/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/29th-winners.html| archivedate= 6 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>
 
He was born in [[Littlehampton]], [[Sussex]] and died in [[New York City]]. Some of his early success was in the late 1920s when partnered with [[Karl Dane]] as part of a comedic duo called 'Dane & Arthur'.