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Pete Smith

Biography

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.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

2,089 releases · 261 albums · active 1966–2026

  • Production · 2,289
  • Engineering · 1,788
  • Performance · 439
  • Other credits · 88
  • Mastering · 4

Studios: Le Studio · Blue Wave Recording Studios · Utopia Studios · The Town House

Frequent collaborators

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