George Gobel

George Leslie Goebel (May 20, 1919 – February 24, 1991) was an American humorist, actor, and comedian. He was best known as the star of his own weekly comedy variety television series, The George Gobel Show, on NBC from 1954 to 1959 and on CBS from 1959 to 1960 (alternating in its last season with The Jack Benny Program). He was also a familiar panelist on the NBC game show Hollywood Squares.

Birth and Death Data: Born (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America)), Died February 24, 1991 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1959 - 1961

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 114476[a] 4/3/1961 Gobelues George Gobel vocalist, speaker  
Decca 114476 4/3/1961 Soon I'll wed my love George Gobel speaker, vocalist  
Decca 114476[b] 4/3/1961 You are my sunshine George Gobel ; Pat Winston vocalist  
Decca L 11502 4/30/1959 Soon I'll wed my love George Gobel vocalist  
Decca L 11503 4/30/1959 Scarlet ribbons George Gobel vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gobel, George," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110489.

Gobel, George. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110489.

"Gobel, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110489

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