GEORGE S IRVING

George S. Irving passed away on Dec 26th at the age of 94. Irving was an Tony award-winning stage actor with a prolific career on early television and in major stage shows like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Can-Can, Bells Are Ringing, Me And My Girl, and opposite Linda Rondtsadt in Pirates of Penzance. He also performed alongside Debbie Reynolds and her daughter, Carrie Fisher, in Irene (1973). So sad now to think that all three would pass away within three consecutive days. For folks my age, Irving is probably best remembered as the narrator to the 1960s Underdog cartoon series and as the voice of Heat Miser in The Year Without A Santa Clause (1974) and A Miser Brothers’ Christmas (2008). See below for his iconic Heat Miser song.