Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1892, rustic-looking George "Slim" Summerville possessed one of those malleable mugs that made you laugh even before he opened his mouth. Young Slim ran away from home as a youth and lived a rather wanderlust life until a chance meeting with 'Mack Sennett' , before dying of a stroke on January 5, 1946, at the not-so-old age of 53. He left a strong enough legacy, however, to be remembered as one of the screen's more reliable comedians. He was survived by his wife Eleanor and son Elliot.
Memorable for a series of feature-length comedies in which he was paired with the fidgety Zasu Pitts.
He built a home in Laguna Beach, CA, for getaways which became, for more than 30 years, a well-known restaurant called The Beach House.
