Obit: 2021 George Segal, actor, musician (banjo)

25 Mar 21 - 04:18 PM (#4099274)
Subject: Obit: 2021 George Segal, actor, musician (banjo)
From: Stilly River Sage

I was reminded today that George Segal was a well-know banjo player (here is a Smothers Brothers performance) in addition to his decades of fine performances on stage and in film and television.

About 1/2 way through is a trombone routine and then the banjo.

New York Times obituary.

March 23, 2021
George Segal, whose long career began in serious drama but who became one of America’s most reliable and familiar comic actors, first in the movies and later on television, died on Tuesday in Santa Rosa, Calif. He was 87.

The cause was complications of bypass surgery, according to his wife, Sonia Segal.

Sandy-haired, conventionally if imperfectly handsome, with a grin that could be charming or smug and a brow that could knit with sincerity or a lack of it, Mr. Segal walked a line between leading man and supporting actor.

To younger people he was best known for his work in comedy ensembles on prime-time network shows, playing the publisher of a fashion magazine on “Just Shoot Me!” and a frolicsome grandfather on “The Goldbergs,” a raucous family show set in the 1980s.

But decades earlier, when he was a rising young actor, a handful of dramatic roles placed him on the verge of A-list stardom.

There was a charming story about how he and his high school sweetheart reconnected in their 60s and married, if I can find it again I'll add it.

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25 Mar 21 - 05:07 PM (#4099284)
Subject: RE: Obit: 2021 George Segal, actor, musician (banjo)
From: Stilly River Sage

George Segal found happiness in Sonoma County with high school sweetheart

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