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   Who was Pete Smith?

   • Pete Smith was a film producer and narrator of “short subject” films from 1931 to 1955. Smith was a publicist at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who was recruited to overdub the actions of trained dogs in the studio’s “Dogville” comedies. Smith’s speaking voice was distinctively nasal, and he would go on to narrate the studio’s sports reels.

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   How did Pete Smith become famous?

   • After Neilan's company closed, Smith freelanced for a short period before being hired by MGM in 1925 as the head of its publicity department, a position he held until 1930. The job that really brought him recognition, however, was his producing, writing and narrating a series of shorts known as "Pete Smith Specialties" for MGM.

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   What did Pete Smith narrate?

   • He narrated the actions of trained dogs for the Dogville Comedies. Because of Smith's flair for comedy, he produced his own series, Pete Smith Specialties; he produced and narrated 150 short movie subjects for MGM from the 1930s to 1955. His distinctive tenor voice and nasal tone were recognized as a trademark of the series.

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   Who was Peter Schmidt?

   • Peter Schmidt (September 4, 1892 – January 12, 1979 ), Americanized to Pete Smith, was a stenographer, a magazine editor, press agent, critic, actor and film producer based in Hollywood, California. He produced short films. He hailed from New York New York.

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   When did Pete Smith retire?

   • Smith announced his retirement in 1954. The MGM unit that produced the Pete Smith Specialties was terminated the next year, a casualty of short movies' decreasing popularity at the time.

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   What was the subject matter of Smith's films?

   • The subject matter of the individual films was enormously diverse. Among the topics Smith cast his affectionate but jaundiced eye upon were: Emily Post-style household hints, insect life seen through a microscope, military training and hardware, and dancing lessons.

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   Peter Schmidt (September 4, 1892 – January 12, 1979 [1]), Americanized to Pete Smith, was a stenographer, a magazine editor, press agent, critic, actor and film producer based in Hollywood, California. He produced short films. He hailed from New York New York.

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   Pete Smith. Producer: Sure Cures. Born Peter Schmidt in New York City, Pete Smith got a job after graduating business college with The Player magazine and later with Billboard magazine.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Santa Monica, California, USA

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   Pete Smith. Producer: Sure Cures. Born Peter Schmidt in New York City, Pete Smith got a job after graduating business college with The Player magazine and later with Billboard magazine.

   • Birth Date: September 4, 1892

   • Death Date: January 12, 1979

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   Hide Producer (214 credits) 1955 The Fall Guy (Short) (producer - as a Smith named Pete) 1955 Historical Oddities (Documentary short) (producer) 1955 Animals in Action (Documentary short) (producer - as A Smith Named Pete) 1955 Global Quiz (Documentary short) (producer)

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   Pete Smith was a film producer and narrator of comedy documentaries for MGM from 1931 to 1955. He had a distinctive nasal voice and a flair for humor, covering topics such as household hints, insects, sports, and animals.

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   Studio-publicist-turned-producer Pete Smith catapulted to national fame as a narrator for the MGM short subjects created under his aegis, such as the Dogville comedies. Recognizing that Smith was now a name in comedy in his own right, MGM launched the Pete Smith Specialty series.

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   He is best known for his series of short movies, the Pete Smith Specialties, which were produced from the 1930s to the 1950s. Smith produced and narrated more than 150 short movies which earned him two Best Live Action Short Film Academy Awards.