Wally George Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

I am always the 'good guy,' and I take on the idiotic jerks of the nation.

I learned that kids in show business are so different from regular, average students. They would gather behind you and help you to succeed in any way possible.

Trivia

Father of Rebecca De Mornay

Daughter from marriage to Janise George, named Holly

His father was an English sailor and his mother was a show business entertainer.

First gained notoriety as the host of an extreme right-wing TV talk show in Orange County, California, who would have assorted "liberals, perverts and left-wing lunatics" on his show and insult them, berate them and then throw them off. He gained even more notoriety when it became known that many of the "guests" on his show were actors who were hired by George and his staff to play the assorted "loonies" (Rhonda Shear, before she became host of "USA Up All Night, " was one of them). In one well-known incident, a young woman who owned an agency that sent strippers to deliver telegrams appeared on his show; he hurled insults and abuse at her, called her a "prostitute" and a "tramp" and threw her off the show. It later turned out that he had asked her for a date before the show started and she turned him down.

Interred at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, California, in a private graveside service.

Memorial service was held at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California with Dr.'Robert H. Schuller' presiding over the service.

"Hot Seat" was broadcast in the Los Angeles area on Channel 56 KDOC-TV which at the time was owned by conservative singer Pat Boone.

Wally first gained notoriety as the co-host of former Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty's show. Yorty was defeated for re-election in 1973 and shortly thereafter, he began a once-a-week talk show on Channel 13 KCOP-TV in Los Angeles. Supposedly, Wally approached Mayor Sam (Yorty's nickname) about hosting a talk show. The show ran for about 5-6 years. Then in 1982, Wally began his "Hot Seat" show.