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George Devereaux is a minor character in The Golden Girls. He is the deceased husband of Blanche Devereaux and the father of their five children, as well as the illegitimate father of David Patton.
George was mentioned numerous times throughout the show, but only made a physical appearance in Season 6's "Mrs. George Devereaux". He was portrayed by George Grizzard.
Personality and Characteristics[]
Because George died before the series began, information about him is only given out through other characters, namely his widow Blanche. According to Blanche, George was charming, handsome, intellectual, and could outwit anyone in a conversation. Blanche also notes that their son Michael is a lot like George.
Biography[]
Early life[]
George Devereaux was probably born in Mayflower County, Georgia, just outside Atlanta. Some years after, his younger brother Jamie was born.
For schooling, George went to law school and finished top of his class at Vanderbilt University, later becoming a lawyer. Sometime before the Korean War began, George started dating Blanche Hollingsworth and their relationship got serious before he joined the army and was sent to Korea. When he came back to America, George and Blanche got married after a Valentine's Day proposal.
Marriage[]
Their first child was Rebecca Sue, followed by Janet, Biff, Matthew and Doug. In the late 1950s or early 1960's, the family moved to 6151 Richmond Street in Miami, Florida. They lived there as a happily married couple for several years.
While on a business trip to Dallas, Texas, George had an affair with a Ms. Patton, which resulted in the birth of David Patton. He gave his wife Blanche a pair of diamond earrings out of guilt and never told her about the affair or David.[1]
Death[]
In 1981, George was hit head-on by a drunk driver while on his way home from work. His wife Blanche is home alone when the police called her, and while she was running to answer it, she tripped over a pair of George's shoes and exclaimed that she hated him.[2] When Blanche answered the phone, a policeman on the other line asked her if she was George's wife, and she is put her on hold for an hour. When the policeman comes back, he informs Blanche that he's the only one in the station and, as he eats Doritos, flippantly informed her that George was dead.[3]
He died, in 1981. He died as a result of a car crash and he either died after several weeks in a coma or on impact (the details vary over the course of the show). A 1990 episode of the show refers to George's death as having occurred "nine years ago", which would make the year 1981.
Legacy[]
Mrs. George Devereaux[]
George makes his only physical appearance in "Mrs. George Devereaux", in which Blanche has another recurring dream about him. In the dream, Blanche receives various sizes of roses and a note from a secret admirer. She had read the note that this person wanted to meet her that afternoon and to make it easier, all the girls went with her. At the luncheon, the waiter came up to her and said that someone was waiting for her at the bar. He walked over to her and when she turned to face him, she realized that the man looked exactly like George.
After the luncheon, George followed the ladies back home to try and talk to Blanche about what had happened. According to George, his business partner had stolen money from the company they were working for and blamed George for it. In order to avoid being sent to prison, George faked his death and went into hiding for the next nine years. He came back to propose to Blanche again, but she refuses to hear him out and sent him away.
One evening, Blanche and George were talking in Blanche's bedroom, they talked and ended their conversation with a hug. Blanche then wakes up from the dream, and reveals that she had been having a recurring dream ever since George died -- George would return and say he faked his death, and the dream would end before Blanche got to hug him. This time, however, Blanche was finally able to hug George, likely symbolizing that she has finally moved on from her grief.[2]
Family tree[]
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Career[]
To be added.
Relationships[]
Blanche Devereaux[]
To be added.
Mrs. Patton[]
To be added.
Jamie Devereaux[]
To be added.
Appearances[]
The Golden Girls (1985 - 1992)[]
Season 1
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| 1. "The Engagement": | Mentioned | 14. "That Was No Lady": | Absent | ||
| 2. "Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding": | Absent | 15. "In a Bed of Rose's": | Mentioned | ||
| 3. "Rose the Prude": | Absent | 16."The Truth Will Out": | Absent | ||
| 4. "Transplant": | Absent | 17. "Nice and Easy": | Absent | ||
| 5. "The Triangle": | Absent | 18. "The Operation": | Absent | ||
| 6. "On Golden Girls": | Absent | 19. "Second Motherhood": | Absent | ||
| 7. "The Competition": | Absent | 20. "Adult Education": | Absent | ||
| 8. "Break-In": | Absent | 21. "The Flu": | Absent | ||
| 9. "Blanche and the Younger Man": | Absent | 22. "Job Hunting": | Absent | ||
| 10. "The Heart Attack": | Absent | 23. "Blind Ambitions": | Absent | ||
| 11. "The Return of Dorothy's Ex": | Absent | 24. "Big Daddy": | Absent | ||
| 12. "The Custody Battle": | Absent | 25. "The Way We Met": | Absent | ||
| 13. "A Little Romance": | Absent | ||||
Season 2
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| 1. "End of the Curse": | Absent | 14. "The Actor": | Absent | ||
| 2. "Ladies of the Evening": | Absent | 15. "Before and After": | Absent | ||
| 3. "Take Him, He's Mine": | Absent | 16."And Then There Was One": | Absent | ||
| 4. "It's a Miserable Life": | Absent | 17. "Bedtime Story": | Absent | ||
| 5. "Isn't It Romantic": | Absent | 18. "Forgive Me, Father": | Absent | ||
| 6. "Big Daddy's Little Lady": | Absent | 19. "Long Day's Journey into Marinara": | Absent | ||
| 7. "Family Affair": | Absent | 20. "Whose Face is This, Anyway?": | Absent | ||
| 8. "Vacation": | Absent | 21. "Dorothy's Prized Pupil": | Absent | ||
| 9. "Joust Between Friends": | Absent | 22. "Diamond in the Rough": | Absent | ||
| 10. "Love, Rose": | Absent | 23. "Son-in-Law Dearest": | Absent | ||
| 11. "'Twas The Nightmare Before Christmas": | Mentioned | 24. "To Catch a Neighbor": | Absent | ||
| 12. "The Sisters": | Absent | 25. "A Piece of Cake": | Absent | ||
| 13. "The Stan Who Came to Dinner": | Absent | 26. "Empty Nests": | Absent | ||
Season 5
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| 1. "Sick and Tired, Part 1": | Mentioned | 14. "Mary Has a Little Lamb": | Absent | ||
| 2. "Sick and Tired, Part 2": | Absent | 15. "Triple Play": | Absent | ||
| 3. "The Accurate Conception": | Absent | 16."Clinton Avenue Memoirs": | Absent | ||
| 4. "Rose Fights Back": | Absent | 17. "Like the Beep Beep Beep of the Tom-Tom": | Absent | ||
| 5. "Love Under the Big Top": | Absent | 18. "An Illegitimate Concern": | Mentioned | ||
| 6. "Dancing in the Dark": | Absent | 19. "72 Hours": | Absent | ||
| 7. "Not Another Monday": | Absent | 20. "Twice In a Lifetime": | Absent | ||
| 8. "That Old Feeling": | Absent | 21. "Sisters and Other Strangers": | Absent | ||
| 9. "Comedy of Errors": | Absent | 22. "Cheaters": | Absent | ||
| 10. "All That Jazz": | Absent | 23. "The Mangiacavallo Curse Makes a Lousy Wedding Present": | Absent | ||
| 11. "Ebb Tide": | Absent | 24. "All Bets Are Off": | Absent | ||
| 12. "Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas": | Absent | 25/26. "The President's Coming! The President's Coming!, Part 1": | Absent | ||
| 13. "Blind Date": | Absent | 26. "The President's Coming! The President's Coming!, Part 2": | Absent | ||
Season 6
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| 1. "Blanche Delivers": | Absent | 14. "Sister of the Bride": | Absent | ||
| 2. "Once, In St. Olaf": | Absent | 15. "Miles to Go": | Absent | ||
| 3. "If At Last You Do Succeed": | Absent | 16. "There Goes the Bride, Part 1": | Absent | ||
| 4. "Snap Out Of It": | Absent | 17. "There Goes the Bride, Part 2": | Absent | ||
| 5. "Wham, Bam, Thank You Mammy": | Absent | 18. "Older and Wiser": | Absent | ||
| 6. "Feelings": | Absent | 19. "Melodrama": | Absent | ||
| 7. "Zborn Again": | Absent | 20. "Even Grandmas Get the Blues": | Absent | ||
| 8. "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?": | Absent | 21. "Witness": | Absent | ||
| 9. "Mrs. George Devereaux": | Imagined | 22. "What a Difference a Date Makes": | Absent | ||
| 10. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They Die": | Absent | 23. "Love for Sale": | Absent | ||
| 11. "Stand By Your Man": | Absent | 24. "Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home, Part 1": | Absent | ||
| 12. "Ebbtide's Revenge": | Absent | 25. "Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home, Part 2": | Absent | ||
| 13. "The Bloom Is Off the Rose": | Absent | 26. "Henny Penny — Straight, No Chaser": | Absent | ||
Trivia[]
- George and his brother Jamie are both portrayed by the same actor. This could mean that George and Jamie were twins, but this information can not be officially confirmed.
- Due to the show's relative inconsistency with its continuity, the details of George's death varied over the show. Both "In A Bed of Rose's" and "Mrs. George Devereaux" claim that George died from being hit head-on by a drunk driver,[3][2] whereas "Sick and Tired, Part 1" claims that George died while he was in a coma.[4] Since multiple episodes support the former, it is more likely that George died from a head-on collision.
- He went fishing once.
- In Blanche's dream, George claimed his business partner was stealing from their company and tried to frame George for it. Ultimately, it's unknown if this was true or just part of the dream.
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| V - E - H The Golden Girls characters
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| Main Cast | Blanche Devereaux • Dorothy Zbornak • Rose Nylund • Sophia Petrillo |
| Recurring Cast | Miles Webber • Salvadore Petrillo • Stanley Zbornak |
| Family members | Alma Lindstrom • Angelo Grisanti, Jr. • Angela Petrillo • Angela Vecchio • Aurora Devereaux • Bridget Nylund • Brother Martin • Charmaine Hollingsworth • Charles Nylund, Sr. • Clayton Hollingsworth • Curtis Hollingsworth • Don Angelo Grisanti, Sr. • Elizabeth Hollingsworth • Gloria Harker • Gunter Lindstrom • Holly Lindstrom • David Blackmore • Jamie Devereaux • Janet Blackmore • Jim Harker • Kate Griffiths • Lucas Hollingsworth • Lucy Warren • Michael Zbornak • Phillip Petrillo • Rebecca Devereaux • Theodore Hollingsworth • Virginia Warren |
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References[]
- ↑ The Golden Girls, Season 5, Episode 18, "An Illegitimate Concern". Cherry, Marc and Wooten, Jamie (writers) & Hughes, Terry (director) (February 12th, 1990)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Golden Girls, Season 6, Episode 9, "Mrs. George Devereaux". Gamble, Tracy and Vaczy, Richard (writers) & Diamond, Matthew (director) (November 17, 1990)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Golden Girls, Season 1, Episode 15, “In A Bed of Rose's”. Harris, Susan (writer) & Hughes, Terry (director) (January 11th, 1986)
- ↑ The Golden Girls, Season 5, Episodes 1, "Sick and Tired, Part 1". Harris, Susan (writer) & Hughes, Terry (director) (September 23rd, 1989)