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Phyllis George

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Phyllis George

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Overview

  • Born
    June 25, 1949 · Denton, Texas, USA
  • Died
    May 14, 2020 · Lexington, Kentucky, USA (blood cancer)
  • Birth name
    Phyllis Ann George
  • Height
    5′ 8″ (1.73 m)

Biography

    • Phyllis George was born on June 25, 1949 in Denton, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Meet the Parents (2000), My Wife Is Retarded (2007) and The $25,000 Pyramid (1974). She was married to John Y. Brown and Robert Evans. She died on May 14, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

Family

  • Spouses
      John Y. Brown(March 17, 1979 - 1998) (divorced, 2 children)
      Robert Evans(December 12, 1977 - July 22, 1978) (divorced)
  • Children
      Lincoln Brown
      Pamela Brown
      Adam Wright
  • Relatives
      Ben Wright(Grandchild)
      Vivienne Wright(Grandchild)

Trivia

  • Graduated from the University of North Texas
  • Miss America 1971
  • Miss Texas 1970
  • Ex-husband John Y. Brown is the former governor of Kentucky, and George splits her time between NYC and Lexington, KY.
  • Founded two companies in her business career. The first was "Chicken By George", which revolutionized the retail chicken industry in the 1980s. In the mid-1990s, she sold the company to Hormel Foods. In 2003, she created "Phyllis George Beauty", which markets a line of cosmetics and skincare through television shopping network HSN.

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