Obituaries of JULY 1990 Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.
Source: The Lafourche Daily Comet
Submitted by: Chris Tidwell
Last modified 5 October, 2014
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JUL 21 1990

George Wood
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Raphael the
Archangel Catholic Church in New Orleans for George A. Wood Jr., 56, a
native of New York City and resident of New Orleans, who died at noon
Sunday.
He is survived by brother, Peter Wood.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Florence Garland and George A.
Wood.
After receiving a bachelor's degree from the University of Southwestern
Louisiana and a master's degree from Purdue University, Wood taught at
Nicholls State University. In 1964 Wood joined the faculty at the University
of New
Orleans where he was chairman of the Department of Drama and Communications
before he died.
Besides teaching, he acted in theatrical productions and movies. He was a
member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the
Screen Actors Guild. Wood was on WYES-TV's Community Advisory Board and the
University Film Association's Board of Governors. In 1976, he won the CINE
Golden Eagle Award for his documentary "Galvez."
Jacob Schoen and Son Funeral Home, New Orleans, is in charge of
arrangements.

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