Geordie Hormel

Geordie Hormel
Born George Hormel
(1928-07-17)July 17, 1928
Austin, Minnesota
Died February 12, 2006(2006-02-12) (aged 77)
Spouse(s)
Leslie Caron
(m. 1951; div. 1955)

Kim Wadsworth
(m. 1957; div. 1961)

Nancy B. Friedman
(m. 1968; div. 1973)

Jamie Renee Vincent
(m. 1992)
[1]
Children 6[2]
Parent(s) Jay Catherwood Hormel
Germaine Dubois
Relatives James Hormel (brother) Thomas Hormel (brother)
George A. Hormel (paternal grandfather)
George Hormel's Mansion in Paradise Valley, Arizona.[3]

George "Geordie" Hormel (July 17, 1928 – February 12, 2006) was a musician and recording studio proprietor.

Early life and career

Hormel was the son of Jay Catherwood Hormel and grandson of George A. Hormel. Hormel claimed to have invented the corndog as a teen growing up in Minnesota.[4] In the 1950s and 1960s, Hormel composed music for numerous television shows including The Fugitive, Lassie, Naked City and The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. He also sang as part of "The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen Chorus" on Frank Zappa's triple album Joe's Garage (1979).

In 1968 he founded a major independent recording studio, The Village Recording Studio, in Los Angeles, of which he was proprietor until his death. He owned Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix and the Wrigley Mansion Club housed within it.

Personal life

Hormel married four times. He married his first wife, the movie actress Leslie Caron, on September 23, 1951. The couple divorced on April 26, 1955. His second marriage was to Kim Wadsworth on March 23, 1957. The couple had two children, and the marriage ended in divorce in 1961. In 1968, Hormel married Nancy B. Friedman, with whom he had one child; they divorced in 1973. Hormel married his fourth and final wife, Jamie Renee Vincent, on June 2, 1992. The couple had two children, and were married until his death on February 12, 2006.[5]

His daughter Geri was featured on the MTV show My Super Sweet 16 in December 2007.

Hormel has two living brothers, American composer and environmental philanthropist, Thomas Hormel and Ambassador James Hormel.

References

  1. ↑ "Geordie Hormel Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hormel heir dies". Albert Lea Tribune. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Phoenix Business Journal
  4. ↑ https://www.historyforsale.com/html/printfriendly.asp?documentid=22338
  5. ↑ "Geordie Hormel Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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