George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595 - 1640)

Born in Cölln on the Spree, George William was the son of John Sigismund, Margrave of Brandenburg and Anna of Prussia. His maternal grandfather was Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia.  In 1616 George William married Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate. Their only son Frederick William later became known as the “Great Elector”. Of his two […]

George Young (1946 - 2017)

George Young started his music career in Sydney, where on rhythm guitar he formed a beat pop band, the Easybeats, in late 1964 alongside Dick Diamonde (born Dingernam Vandersluys) on bass guitar, Gordon “Snowy” Fleet on drums (ex-Mojos), Harry Vanda (born Johannes Vandenberg) on lead guitar (ex-Starfighters, Starlighters) and Stevie Wright on lead vocals (ex-Chris […]

Georges Auric (1899 - 1983)

Georges Auric’s early compositions were marked by a reaction against the musical establishment and the use of referential material. Because of this and his association with Cocteau and Satie, Auric was grouped into Les Six by music critic Henri Collet, and was friends with the artist Jean Hugo. His participation led to writing settings of […]

Georges Bernanos (1888 - 1948)

Author. His novels reflect his fervent Catholicism and intense concern for moral and spiritual problems. They include “The Star of Satan” (1926), “Joy” (1929), “Night Is Darkest” (1935), “The Diary of a Country Priest” (1936),  and “Monsieur Ouine” (1945).  Bernanos was born in Paris and served in the French Army during World War I.  A […]

Georges Bouvier (1970 - 1991)

Actor. Bouvier appeared in the films, “Un Linceulnia Pas De Poche” (1974), “Les Brules” (1959), “Big Red” (1962), “L’Immigre” (1959), “Ils’enfla Si Bien” (1956), “Que Dieu Vous Soit En Aide” (1956), and Le Vieux Bien” (1956). He also appeared on television in, “Septieme Nord” in 1965, “Ruede L’Anse” from 1963 to 1965, “Ti-Jean Caribou” from […]

Georges Braque (1882 - 1963)

Painter.  With Pablo Picasso he developed Cubism,  an important movement of 20th Century art.  He and other Cubists created new ways of depicting space and movement by fragmenting objects into basic geometric forms,  showing them at all angles at once,  and merging them with their backgrounds.  Braque was also among the first to incorporate typesetting […]

Georges Courteline (1858 - 1929)

Writer. Born Georges Victor Marcel Moinaux in Tours, Franch, he was a novelist notable for his and cynical humor. While serving in the French military, he became interested in poetry. After his military time, he began writing poetry reviews for a small newspaper and by the 1890s, he was writing plays for the theaters of […]

Georges Delerue (1925 - 1992)

Georges Delerue was born 12 March 1925 in Roubaix, France to Georges Delerue and Marie Lhoest. He was raised in a musical household; his grandfather led an amateur chorale group and his mother sang and played piano at family gatherings. By the age of fourteen he was playing clarinet at the local music conservatory. In […]

Georges Matchabelli (1885 - 1935)

Businessman, Russian Nobility. A distinguished diplomat, before the Russian Revolution he had been an ambassador to Italy.  For generations his family had been the ruling family of the Province of Georgia, the Caucasus.  In 1916 he married Norina Gilli (born in Florence, Italy (1888) who became famous for her portrayal of “The Madonna” in Max […]

Georgette De Leon (1906 - 1997)

Actress of the silent screen.  Family links:  Spouse:  Joseph De Leon (1903 – 1979)* *Calculated relationship Inscription:In loving memory of our beloved parents

Georgia Bitner (1926 - 2012)

Film and Television Actress. She was an African American film and television actress whose career expanded over a period of seven decades. Born Georgia Rose Bitner, in honor of the state in which she was born, “Georgia”. During her younger years she adored such actors as Hattie McDanial and Josephine Baker so much until her […]

Georgia Bitner (1926 - 2012)

Film and Television Actress. She was an African American film and television actress whose career expanded over a period of seven decades. Born Georgia Rose Bitner, in honor of the state in which she was born, “Georgia”. During her younger years she adored such actors as Hattie McDanial and Josephine Baker so much until her […]

Georgia Brown (1933 - 1992)

Actress. She was the first actress to play the role of ‘Nancy’ in the musical “Oliver!” on the London, England stage, first performing the role in June of 1960.

Georgia Caine (1876 - 1964)

Broadway Musical Star, Film Actor. He appeared in 74 movies including: “Naughty Marietta,” “Camille,” “Jezebel,” “Juarez,” “The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady,” “Santa Fe Trail,” “Mr. Skeffington,” “Nora Prentiss,” “A Double Life,” “Unfaithfully Yours,” and “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye.” (bio by: TLS)

Georgia Carroll (1919 - 2011)

Actress, Model, and Singer.  Wife of band leader Kay Kyser.  Georgia Carroll was  born in a small town near Dallas, Texas.  Excelling in singing and dancing from a young age, Georgia became a well seasoned performer by the age of seven.  Agent Robert Powers, who discovered her at age 17, gave Georgia her first modeling […]

Georgia Cooper (1882 - 1968)

Actress. Appeared in motion pictures from the 1920s to the 1940s. Married to actor Landers Stevens, mother of famed director George Stevens, grandmother of actor/director George Stevens, Jr. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Georgia Engel (1948 - 2019)

Georgia Engel Georgia Engel, whose distinctive voice and pinpoint comic timing made her a memorable part of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” on which she played Georgette Franklin, girlfriend and eventually wife of the buffoonish TV newsman Ted Baxter, died on Friday in Princeton, N.J. She was 70. John Quilty, her friend and executor, said […]

Georgia Frontiere (1927 - 2008)

Professional Football Team Owner. A former nightclub entertainer, she became the principal owner of the Los Angeles Rams football team when her husband, Carroll Rosenbloom,  died in April 1979. Under her leadership the Rams franchise relocated from California to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1995. There they had great success,  making the playoffs five out of […]

Georgia Hale (1905 - 1985)

Actress. Her big film was “The Great Gatsby” (1926) where she played ‘Myrtle Wilson.’ Hale’s career never went anywhere and her last picture would be the silent film “The Last Moment.” Although her film career was over, Chaplin hired Hale into the lengthy shooting of “City Lights” to replace Virgian Cherrill, who had to leave […]

Georgia M. Burke (1878 - 1985)

Actress. She was in the original casts of “Cabin in the Sky” (1941), “Anna Lucasta” (1944), “The Grass Harp” (1952), and “Mandingo” (1961). She also appeared on televison and in films,including “Anna Lucasta” (1959) and “The Cool World” (1964).      (bio by: Ginny M)

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887 - 1986)

Georgia O’Keeffe was born on November 15, 1887, in a farmhouse near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Her parents, Francis Calyxtus O’Keeffe and Ida (Totto) O’Keeffe, were dairy farmers. Her father was of Irish descent. Her mother’s father, George Victor Totto, for whom Georgia O’Keeffe was named, was a Hungarian count who came to America in 1848.  Georgia was […]

Georgia Theodora Hale (1905 - 1985)

Actress. Her big film was “The Great Gatsby” (1926) where she played ‘Myrtle Wilson.’ Hale’s career never went anywhere and her last picture would be the silent film “The Last Moment.” Although her film career was over, Chaplin hired Hale into the lengthy shooting of “City Lights” to replace Virgian Cherrill, who had to leave […]

Georgia Theodora Hale (1905 - 1985)

Actress. Her big film was “The Great Gatsby” (1926) where she played ‘Myrtle Wilson.’ Hale’s career never went anywhere and her last picture would be the silent film “The Last Moment.” Although her film career was over, Chaplin hired Hale into the lengthy shooting of “City Lights” to replace Virgian Cherrill, who had to leave […]

Georgia Woodthorpe (1859 - 1927)

American stage and silent screen actress.  Mother of actress Georgia Cooper, grandmother of director George Stevens, and aunt of director James W. Horne.  Family links:  Parents:  John W Woodthorpe (1840 – 1908)  Harriet Woodthorpe (1840 – 1909)  Spouse:  Fred A Cooper (1853 – 1912)*  Siblings:  Georgia Woodthorpe (1859 – 1927)  Edith Woodthorpe Dobson (1861 – […]

Georgiana Emma Drew Barrymore (1854 - 1893)

Actress. She debutted in “The Ladies’ Battle” at the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia in 1872. She subsequently appeared in “As You Like It,” “Frou-Frou,” “The School for Scandal,” “The Senator”. She married actor Maurice Barrymore (Blythe) in 1876, and was the mother of stage and film stars Lionel, Ethel, and John Barrymore. She died […]

Georgiana Young (1923 - 2007)

Actress. Sister of actresses Loretta Young, Sally Blane, and Polly Ann Young. She appeared in the films, “No, No, Nanette” (1940) and “The Story Of Alexander Graham Bell” (1939). She was married to actor Ricardo Montalban of “Fantasy Island” fame from 1944 until her death.

Georgina Cookson (1918 - 2011)

Actress. Although not much has been chronicled about her early life, she moved to London prior to initiating what was to become a distinguishable career in British films, TV and stage. Cookson marked her motion picture debut with the comedy “I Didn’t Do It” (1945) and appeared in the short-lived Broadway play “Love Goes to […]

Georgina Cookson (1918 - 2011)

Actress. Although not much has been chronicled about her early life, she moved to London prior to initiating what was to become a distinguishable career in British films, TV and stage. Cookson marked her motion picture debut with the comedy “I Didn’t Do It” (1945) and appeared in the short-lived Broadway play “Love Goes to […]

Georgine Darcy (1931 - 2004)

Georgine Darcy (January 14, 1931 – July 18, 2004) was an American dancer and actress best known for her role as “Miss Torso” in the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window. She also had a regular role in the 1960–1961 ABC sitcom Harrigan and Son. Born in Brooklyn, Darcy’s mother urged her to become a stripper […]

Georgy Timofeyevich Beregovoy (1921 - 1995)

Beregovoy was born on April 15, 1921, in Fedorivka, Poltava Oblast, Soviet Union (now Ukraine). He graduated from a school in 1938 at Yenakieve, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. He joined the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) in 1941, and was soon assigned to a ground-attack unit flying the Ilyushin Il-2 “Shturmovik”. He flew some 185 combat sorties […]