John George (officer of arms)
John Charles Grossmith George (15 December 1930 – 20 May 2012) was a British
George was the son of Colonel Edward Harry George (1904–1957) and Rosa Mary Grossmith (1907–1988). He had two brothers: Timothy David George (born 1933) and Peter Michael Chrytall George (born 1935). His grandparents on his mother's side were the comic actor and impresario
George Grossmith, Jr. and the actress Gertrude Elizabeth "Cissie" Rudge (1873–1951), whose stage name was Adelaide Astor. His great grandfather was the comedian, songwriter and Gilbert and Sullivan actor George Grossmith
.
George was active in organizations concerning
musical comedy, in which his grandfather starred, and Gilbert and Sullivan, for whom his great-grandfather originated the famous "patter"
roles. This interest led him to consult on the biography George Grossmith – Biography of a Savoyard (1982), by Tony Joseph, and on recordings of his great grandfather's comic songs by Leon Berger and Selwyn Tillett. George and his wife Margaret lived in Edinburgh from 1986 to 2005, when he retired. They lived in Spain for two years and then moved to North Yorkshire where he spent his last years.
Notes
- ^ a b "J C G George, Esq, KSG, FHS", Debrett's, accessed 24 September 2012
- ^ "No. 21898". The Edinburgh Gazette. 4 March 1986. p. 311.
- ^ "H.M. Officers of Arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon". Scots Heraldry website. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2006.
- ^ "H.M. Officers of Arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon". Heraldry Society of Scotland website. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2006.