George P. Putnam
Author, Explorer, and Military Person
Like Amelia, this film loses its way...this disinterested biopic starring Hilary Swank. Rather than focusing on Earhart's career, this concentrates on the Kansas gal's relationship with publisher George Putnam (Richard Gere). At points, this is involving: Earhart insisted on... In this article: Amelia Earhart, Hilary Swank, Oscar, George Putnam, Ewan McGregor, Richard Gere, ANNA Smith, Atlantic, and Kansas |
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | November 12, 2009
Amelia (PG)
...off the ground. Richard Gere plays her manager-husband George Putnam, eagerly exploiting her celebrity with lines in clothes and luggage, while airline executive Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor) is the cuckoo in the marital nest. The look of the...
In this article: Amelia Earheart, Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Hejira, George Putnam, Amelia, Ron Bass, Ewan McGregor, and Joni Mitchell
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USATODAY.com | October 22, 2009
Hilary Swank finds her next thrill in highflying 'Amelia'
...Friday. Hilary Swank finds her next thrill in highflying 'Amelia' Close study: Hilary Swank and Richard Gere portray real-life couple Amelia Earhart and George Putnam. Swank studied hours of newsreels and spent weeks learning Earhart's...
In this article: Hilary Swank, Amelia Earhart Putnam, Mira Nair, Oscars, Amelia, Los Angeles, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Million Dollar Baby
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | October 22, 2009
Hilary Swank - There's something in the air
...orphans and even other pilots. Then there was her attitude to marriage - which she once referred to as a "partnership" with "dual control", telling Putnam she would never hold him to any code of faithfulness. "I think Amelia was ahead of her...
In this article: Hilary Swank, Amelia Earhart, Oscar, Million Dollar Baby, George Putnam, Jodie Foster, Chad Lowe, The Next Karate Kid, and Boys Don't Cry
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CNN | October 24, 2009
Review: 'Amelia' doesn't fly
Review: 'Amelia' doesn't fly Hilary Swank plays Amelia Earhart, and Richard Gere her husband George Putnam, in "Amelia." "Amelia" hits viewers over the head with its themes, says EW Film stars Hilary Swank as aviator Amelia Earhart
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Amelia, Hilary Swank, Fred Noonan, George Putnam, E mail, Richard Gere, The Namesake, U.S., and Atlantic
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scotsman.com - Entertainment | November 09, 2009
Film Review: Amelia
...solo flight across the Atlantic. New York publisher George Putnam (Richard Gere) is looking for a woman to replicate the feat and Earhart convinces him that she's got the moxie to carry out the stunt. But her flight to Ireland is a fraud...
In this article: Amelia, Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, Charles Lindbergh, Atlantic, Hilary Swank, Cherry Jones, and Film Review
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The Chronicle | October 21, 2009
Amelia
...could. Her passion for flying eventually brought her in contact with George Putnam (Richard Gere), a smooth-talking publisher who foresees the coming of PR, and the two go into business-and then bed-with each other. But Amelia,...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mira Nair, Ewan McGregor, and Pacific
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The Huffington Post | November 09, 2009
Brad Balfour: Actor Hilary Swank Becomes a High Flying Aviator in Amelia
...inspirational or not (after all we sort of know the ending), her relationship with the two men she loved--her publisher and backer George Putnam (Richard Gere) and Federal aviation leader Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor)--makes for a compelling...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Hilary Swank, Mira Nair, Oscar, Los Angeles, Cadre, Ninety Nines, World War 2, and Fort Hood
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San Diego Union-Tribune | October 23, 2009
'Amelia' strives to do Earhart justice
...of Earhart's life and legend. Navigator Fred Noonan (Christopher Eccleston) talks openly about his drinking; Putnam bluntly creates bad blood with Smith by ordering her to finish a race behind Amelia. But Swank does wonders in capturing...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Hilary Swank, Amelia, Mira Nair, Amelia, George Putnam, Atlantic, Oscar, and Charles Lindbergh
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TC Palm | October 18, 2009
'Amelia' characters have local ties: St. Lucie woman a special guest at movie premiere
...costars Richard Gere and Virginia Madsen. In the biopic about famed aviator Amelia Earhart, Gere portrays Chapman's grandfather, George P. Putnam, and Madsen plays her grandmother, Dorothy Putnam. The highly hyped movie opens nationwide...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Amelia, Richard Gere, Virginia Madsen, Fort Pierce, and Academy Award
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This article is about the American publisher, author and explorer who lived from 1887 to 1950 and was married to Amelia Earhart. For his grandfather, the American book publisher who lived from 1814 to 1872, see George Palmer Putnam.
George Palmer Putnam (7 September 1887 – 4 January 1950) was an American publisher, author and explorer. Known for his marriage to Amelia Earhart, he had also achieved fame as one of the most successful promoters in the United States during the 1930s.
- Birth Date:
- September 07, 1887
- Birthplace:
- Rye, New York
- Death Date:
- January 04, 1950
- Place of Death:
- Trona, California
- Spouse:
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- Margaret Havilland Putnam
- Jean-Marie Cosigny James Putnam
- Amelia Earhart
- Dorothy Binney Putnam
- Occupation:
- Author
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