George Dromgold
# George Dromgold

George C. Dromgold (July 14, 1893 – April 9, 1948) was an actor and writer, who wrote a book about his South Seas exploration.

## Early years

George Dromgold was the son of R. W. Dromgold, a Los Angeles businessman, real estate investor, and member of the Los Angeles City Council, and Nellie Squire Dromgold. George Dromgold worked as a salesman, lived for a time in Honolulu, and entered movies in 1914. He received his first screenplay credit in 1927.

## Later career

In 1933, Dromgold and James B. Shackelford traveled to the Great Barrier Reef and Papua, spending three months at Fiji. At Suva, they observed and analyzed fire-walking. Dromgold wrote a book, Two Lugs on a Lugger, with photographs by Shackelford, describing their adventures.

## Selected filmography

* In Wrong (1919)
* Go and Get It (1920)
* Through the Back Door (1921)
* Minnie (1922)
* Fools First (1922)
* The Lying Truth (1922)
* Waking Up the Town (1925)
* Polly of the Movies (1927)
* Ragtime (1927)
* Love Over Night (1928)
* Marked Money (1928)
* Celebrity (1928)
* Square Shoulders (1929)
