George Meeker

George Meeker
MGM

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George Meeker
Film: North side of the 6100 block of Hollywood Boulevard
Actor
Born March 5, 1904 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Died Aug. 19, 1984 in Carpinteria, Calif.

George Meeker gave up a promising stage career to come to Hollywood when he heard that pioneer moviemaker William Fox was looking for a blond boy for the 1928 movie "Four Sons."

Before his motion picture career, Meeker was a well-known stage juvenile. He played in “Bye, Bye, Baby,” “Never Again,” “Judy,” “Judy Drops In” and others. He went on to star in numerous films throughout the 1940s and '50s.

He got his early training in stock companies in Indianapolis and Cincinnati.

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