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George Bush Biography

George BushBorn: June 12, 192441st President of U.S. (1989-93) and avid sportsman played 1B on 1947 and '48 Yale baseball teams that placed 2nd in College World Series; captain of 1948 team.…

George Carlin Biography

George Carlincomedian, writerBorn: 5/12/1937Birthplace: Bronx, New York A high school drop-out, Carlin joined the Air Force, then worked as a radio disc jockey before moving to Los Angeles in…

George Kennedy Biography

George KennedyactorBorn: 2/18/1925Birthplace: New York City This character actor began his career on stage and radio as a child and became a familiar face to American audiences in television and film…

George Clinton Biography

George ClintonmusicianBorn: 7/22/1940Birthplace: Kannapolis, North Carolina Musician who pioneered the funk style of rock in the 1970s with his band Parliament-Funkadelic. Nicknamed “Dr.…

George Fenneman Biography

George Fennemanannouncer, actorBorn: 11/10/1919Birthplace: Beijing, China He was the announcer/straight man opposite Groucho Marx on the hit TV quiz show You Bet Your Life (1950–61), as well…

George Plimpton Biography

George Plimptonwriter, editor, actorBorn: 3/18/1927Birthplace: New York City Tall professional author and editor who also makes cameo appearances in films. Thoroughly educated, first at…

George Schaefer Biography

George Schaefer(George Louis Scheafer)director, producerBorn: 12/16/1920Birthplace: Wallingford, Connecticut In the early 1950s and 1960s, Schaefer directed the first TV versions of several…

George Stevens Biography

George Stevens directorBorn: 12/18/1904Birthplace: Oakland, California Leading film director of the 1930s and 1940s known for movie standards such as Swing Time (1936), Gunga Din (1939), and…

George Abbott Biography

George Abbottplaywright, actor, directorBorn: 6/25/1887Birthplace: Forestville, New York Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright, actor, director and producer, known as “Mr.…

George Balanchine Biography

George Balanchine(Georgi Melitonovich Balanchivadze)choreographer, dancerBorn: 1/22/1904Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia Creative and experimental choreographer and dancer considered the…