A bit about George Segal you may not have known….
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Mar.24, 2021, under Celebrity Illustrations
I very rarely reflect on deaths of any kind, but wanted to share a bit of George Segal some may not know.
I’ve always been a huge fan of Segal. I sure loved his turn in ‘Fun with Dick and Jane’ and his performance in ‘King Rat’ was jarring. My favorite was his role in ‘Bye Bye Braverman’.
However what I loved most about Segal was the terrific fun he created with a banjo as part of the ‘Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band’ (an entity assembled by, actor, Conrad Janis, now 93).
I first heard the band on an episode of ‘The Tonight Show’ in the ’70s not long after the band was created. I loved Segal’s playing so much I got my own banjo.
My hyper-active self beamed at the pure energy shining from that collection of players of fun tunes like ”I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate’. 
I looked for a clip of him playing with the band and didn’t find one. I did find a really fun clip involving Eddy Davis reviving the zany Spike Jones, Segal tearing into a banjo and a dancing Mariette Harley –
Here’s a bit from Variety about Segal’s death: https://variety.com/…/george-segal-dead-goldbergs-whos…/
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