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George Richard Yanok (November 29, 1938 – April 29, 2022) was an American screenwriter, television producer, actor, and jazz drummer. He is noted for winning Primetime Emmy Awards in 1974 and 1976.
May 2, 2022 · George Richard Yanok was born on Nov. 29, 1938, in Bristol, Connecticut. In 1951, he and his family settled in Pomona, California, and he attended Pomona Catholic High School, the University of ...
George Yanok was born on 29 November 1938 in Bristol, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Welcome Back, Kotter (1975), Lily (1973) and The Lily Tomlin Special (1975). He was married to Laura.
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Apr 29, 2022 · George Yanok left us on Friday, April 29, after bravely facing lung cancer for the past 18 months. Writer, painter, drummer, lover of jazz, all things Hollywood and any dog, George was somehow the wielder of often-acerbic wit and yet great sweetness, who loved nothing more than making others laugh -- the basis of his decades-long career as a ...
May 3, 2022 · George Yanok was an Emmy Award-winning TV writer for "Hee Haw," "Welcome Back, Kotter" and "Sanford & Son." News Sports Counties Business Music Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.
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George Yanok was born on 29 November 1938 in Bristol, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Lily (1973), Welcome Back, Kotter (1975) and The Lily Tomlin Special (1975). He was married to Laura. He died on 29 April 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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Our dear friend George Yanok passed away following a brief illness. George came to us as a fine drummer 24 years ago when we first opened our doors as the Nashville Jazz Institute. He played in almost all of the classic jazz ensembles, accompanied many of the vocal classes, and was part of a community performing ensemble. George was also a ...