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 Grave of George L Gobel- San Fernando, CA Posted by:  calgriz
N 34° 16.507 W 118° 27.876
11S E 365179 N 3793631
Easygoing, brushcut-blond George Gobel first won Midwest attention singing as "Little Georgie Gobel" on radio. He toured with country music bands while billed as "The Littlest Cowboy." His career was interrupted by WWII as Army flying instructor.
Waymark Code: WM81A7
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2010
Views: 7
George Leslie Gobel was an American comedian and actor, best known as the star of his own weekly NBC television show, The George Gobel Show, from 1954 to 1960 (the last season on CBS, alternating with The Jack Benny Program). Initially a country music singer, he appeared on the National Barn Dance on WLS radio and, after service in World War II, turned to comedy. During World War II, Gobel served in the United States Army Air Forces as a flight instructor in AT-9 aircraft at Altus, Oklahoma and later in B-26 Marauder bombers at Frederick, Oklahoma.
George Gobel 'Hollywood Squares'- Video LINK
Video LINK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJoNQmEENWI
Description:
he served as a pilot instructor. He also began doing standup for his fellow servicemen and took to the nightclub, hotel and county fair circuit in subsequent years. Gobel's mild-mannered comic delivery coupled with a warm, cracker-barrel styled feel caught fire when he hit the TV waves in 1952 and he subsequently starred on his own "The George Gobel Show" (1954), winning an Emmy award for his efforts. His alter-ego was this hapless, unassuming, hen-pecked husband who tried to breeze through life the best he could. In 1974, he regained a bit of notice after replacing the late Charley Weaver as the bottom left square on the popular game show Hollywood Squares and went on to win a role on the short-lived series "Harper Valley P.T.A." (1981) as a tipsy mayor. The comedian died at age 71 in 1991 following bypass surgery.
Date of birth: 05/20/1919
Date of death: 02/24/1991
Area of notoriety: Entertainment
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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