George W. George
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Born | George Warren Goldberg February 8, 1920 New York City, U.S. |
Died | November 7, 2007 New York City, U.S. | (aged 87)
Alma mater | Williams College |
Occupation(s) | Actor, film producer, screenwriter |
Children | 1 |
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George Warren George (
Early life
George Warren Goldberg was born in Manhattan on February 8, 1920.[1] His parents were the cartoonist Rube Goldberg and Goldberg's wife, Irma Seeman.[1] George attended Williams College.[1]
George's father often received
Career
George W. George began his career in television, working as a TV and film screenwriter in the 1950s and early 1960s.[1] His television credits included The Nevadan, Peter Gunn, Gunsmoke, Smoke Signal,[1] and The Rifleman. He and his wife Judith also wrote storylines and screenplays for the ABC television series Combat!, including the episode "The Chateau".[2]
George made his film-producing debut with the 1957 documentary The James Dean Story, which was directed and produced by Robert Altman.[1] Other films to his credit included Rich Kids in 1979, which was written by his wife, Judith Ross George,[1] and Night Watch (1973), which starred Elizabeth Taylor.[1]
George's best-known film was
George made his Broadway debut in 1964 when he produced
Despite a string of hits, George was not always successful. His Broadway flops included Happily Never After, which ran for only four shows, and Via Galactica, which closed after just seven Broadway performances.[1] His final Broadway credit was for the conception of the musical Memphis, which opened on Broadway in 2009, a few years after George's passing.[3]
George had a daughter Jennifer, born in 1959.[4] Jennifer George serves as current Legacy Director for the not-for-profit 501(c)(3) Rube Goldberg, Inc. The organization hosts the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, which began in 1949 at Purdue University, and is based on Goldberg's "invention" cartoons.[5]
Death
George W. George died of Parkinson's disease in Manhattan on November 7, 2007. He was 87 years old.[1]
References
- ^ New York Times News Service. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
- ^ opening credits of this episode
- ^ Memphis at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Peterson, Alison J. (15 Nov 2007). "George W. George, 87, Broadway Producer, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Could you win the Rube Goldberg contest? Check out this year's piggy bank machine winners". Futurum Careers. Retrieved 21 December 2020.