Producer George W. George Dies at 87

Broadway producer George W. George passed away Wednesday, November 7. He was 87 years-old.

Born on February 20, 1920, in New York George W. George began his career in film as a screenwriter.  He penned his first script Bodyguard with director Robert Altman, before going on to write nineteen more scripts with multiple collaborators, including acclaimed director Douglas Sirk and controversial comedian Lenny Bruce.

He subsequently penned over a dozen television scripts (with wife Judy George) for shows such as "Bonanza," "My Friend Flicka," "Peter Gunn," "The Rifleman," "Wanted: Dead or Alive," and "Combat!" His producing credits included the theater-centered classic My Dinner with Andre, featuring acclaimed theater director Andre Gregory and playwright/actor Wallace Shawn, The James Dean Story with Robert Altman, and Nightwatch with Elizabeth Taylor.

He made his Tony-nominated Broadway producing debut with 1964's Dylan, which featured Alex Guinness' Tony-winning performance, and went on to produce eight more shows on Broadway, including the hit play Any Wednesday  with Gene Hackman, Ben Franklin in Paris with Robert Preston and Alan Ayckbourne's Tony-nominated Bedroom Farce.

He was predeceased by wife Judy George in 2006, and is survived by his daughter, Jennifer. Funeral services will be at 11:30AM on Tuesday, November 13 at the Frank E. Campbell The Funeral Chapel (1076 Madison Avenue at 81st Street, New York, NY 10028).