George Kirke Spoor
Date of Birth : Dec 18, 1871
Date of Death : Nov 24, 1953
Birth Place : Highland Park
George Kirke Spoor was an early film pioneer who, with Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson, founded Essanay Studios in Chicago in 1907. He was a founding partner of V-L-S-E, Incorporated, a film distribution firm, in 1915.