George Kirgo

George Kirgo
George Kirgo, as photographed by Elliott Erwitt, on the cover of his second book, published at the height of the author's early sixties celebrity.
Born
George Blumenthal [1]

(1926-03-26)March 26, 1926
DiedAugust 22, 2004(2004-08-22) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, author
Years active1954–2001

George Kirgo (born George Blumenthal; March 26, 1926 – August 22, 2004) was an American screenwriter, author and humorist.

  1. ^ Vasquez, Enid. "Hartford Public's Class of' 43 Returns for Updated Fun". The Hartford Courant. October 30, 1983. "Blumenthal, who formally took his nickname and is George Kirgo, a movie and television scriptwriter in Los Angeles, updated the class 'History, Prophecy, Will' - a high school tradition in those days [...] "I think everybody expected Kirgo to be doing the kind of things he's doing,' said [John C.] Lennoff" [then vice president of financial affairs at Connecticut Public Broadcasting] [...] His class yearbook called him the 'Orson Welles of HPHS.'" Retrieved 2014-02-09 via ProQuest.
  2. ^ Oliver, Myrna. "George Kirgo, 78; Led '88 Writers Strike Against Studios". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-02-04.