Pete Smith (film producer)
Pete Smith | |
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Smith in a 1918 issue of The Moving Picture World | |
| Born | Peter Schmidt September 4, 1892 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 1979 (aged 86) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Producer and narrator of short subjects, Publicist |
| Years active | 1931–1955 |
| Known for | Pete Smith Specialties |
| Spouses | Marjorie Ganss
(m. 1918; died 1957)Anne Dunster (m. 1962–1979) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (1938, 1941) Academy Honorary Award (1953) |
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.