Tony Award winning actor George S. Irving died on December 26. He was 94.Born George Irving Shelasky November 1, 1922, in Springfield, Massachusetts, he grew up singing at neighborhood synagogues and churches. In 1942 he was cast in the chorus at the MUNY in St. Louis, and made his Broadway debut in 1943 in Oklahoma!.
With 32 Broadway credits, Irving performed in such classics as "Gentleman Prefer Blondes," "Can-Can," "Bells Are Ringing," and "Me and My Girl, for which he earned a Tony nomination. He was last seen on a Broadway stage for the one-night-only benefit performance "A Wonderful Life" for The Actors’ Fund.
Irving won a Tony Award in 1973 as Best Featured Actor in a Musical in "Irene" opposite Debbie Reynolds