George Englund (June 22, 1926 – September 14, 2017) was an American film editor, director, producer, and actor.

Biography

Englund was born George Howe Ripley in

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, the son of actress

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and Harold Austin Ripley. His mother was

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. His uncle was actor

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. After his parents divorced, his mother married Ken Englund, whose surname young George adopted. Englund was married to actress Cloris Leachman from 1953 to 1978. They had five children: Adam, Bryan (1955-1986), George, Jr., Morgan, and Dinah. While he was married to Leachman he had an affair with actress Joan Collins, which was confirmed by Leachman. "He was very handsome, very urbane, incredibly witty. Fascinating. And eight years older than me," Collins said. On April 10, 1980, he married actress Bonnie Graves. They had two children: Graves and Max (1982-1994). The couple divorced in 1992. For the last ten years of his life, his companion was Frances Bowes, art collector, patron, and vice-chair lady at Dia Center for the Arts. Max Englund died from complications from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic disorder that starts in the central nervous system (CNS) and affects all the muscles in the body. He was best friends with

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, who starred in Englund's 1963 film '' The Ugly American''. Englund wrote ''The Way It's Never Been Done Before: My Friendship with Marlon Brando'', a memoir about their friendship.

Selected directorial filmography

* '' The Ugly American'' (1963) * '' Signpost to Murder'' (1965) * '' Zachariah'' (1971) * '' Snow Job'' (1972) * '' A Christmas to Remember'' (1978, TV movie) * '' The Vegas Strip War'' (1984, TV movie)

Death

Englund moved to

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in 1997, and lived there for the remainder of his life. He died at his home on September 14, 2017, at the age of 91, following a fall. His body was cremated.

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