Georges Metaxa

Biography

His obituary in the The Monroe News-Star: Georges Metaxa, d. 8 Dec. 1950, Monroe, Louisiana. Georges Metaxa Hollywood star dies suddenly in Monroe. The body of Georges Metaxa, 51, prominent actor and comedy singer of Hollywood who died suddenly in a local hotel over the weekend, was sent by Hixson Brothers Funeral home on Sunday to Dallas, Tex., where it will be cremated today. Metaxa and his wife had been on a seven-month trip to Europe and were now en route in their auto to their home in Beverly Hills. His health had been impaired to such an extent that he had been forced to refuse to take the leading role in "South Pacific," which is to be shown early in January in London. . . . His present wife, his third, was married to him in 1946. His second wife was the former Bernice MacFadden, daughter of publisher Bernarr MacFadden.