George Becwar

Biography

Date of Birth 16 September 1917, Illinois, USA Date of Death 9 July 1970, Santa Monica, California, USA (heart attack) Birth Name George Jerome Becwar Trivia Complained about sub-standard working conditions on the set of Edward D. Wood Jr.'s horror film, _Bride of the Monster (1956)_. For this he earned Wood's undying enmity. In the early 1950s, George Becwar appeared on stage in Los Angeles, joining a touring production of "Outward Bound," which was his final work in the theater. The cast of "Outward Bound" was headed by Kate Davenport (Silent Screen actress, also in her final role), Nancy Lavinia (Ava Gardner's youngest sister) and, (later to be writer/ director/producer) Dirk Wayne Summers. The L.A. Times theater critic said "George Becwar gives a towering performance in "Outward Bound."