George K. Carlson formerly Begenisich
Born 1910s.
Died 2000s.
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Biography
George was a son of Kosto "Gus" Begenisich and Rose Marie Markovich. After his mother remarried he was adopted by his stepfather, Alfred "Fred" Carlson.
Birth
Marriage
- Husband George K. Carlson.
- Wife Irene Ruth Isaacson.
- Child: Craig Carlson.
- Child: Jeanine Ruth Carlson.
- Marriage
- 5 Apr 1942.
- Spokane, Spokane, Washington[6]
Death
Cause: heart disease.
Obituary
- The Seattle Times
- 6 April 2006
- Civic leader found success in many arenas
- By Erik Lacitis
- Seattle Times staff reporter
- George Carlson, pictured in 1958, was among a generation of local civic leaders in Seattle.
- For many Seattleites in the 1960s through the early '70s, it was George Carlson who brought the world of travel to their living-room TV sets each week.
- Back when his homespun "Northwest Traveler" began airing, Mr. Carlson had local guests bring their 16-millimeter vacation films to the TV station, and neighbor to neighbor, at 7 p.m., for some 400 episodes, they would chat about Hawaii or Mexico or Asia or wherever they had visited.
- Guests were paid $125. At various times, the shows aired on KOMO-TV and KIRO-TV and were syndicated to other markets.
- The show was scripted, but back then a teleprompter for Mr. Carlson consisted of the script written on a roll of butcher paper held below the camera, as a floor director pulled the paper down.
- Mr. Carlson, 86, died March 30 of heart disease.
- He was among a generation of local civic leaders from the era of Seafair boosterism and the 1962 Century 21 World's Fair in Seattle.
- "George was among those who led the cheers for whatever happened to be community action at the time. ... He was a person who prepared himself for all those things that looked so easy to him. He never blew them," said Jim Ellis, who is credited with leading a successful effort to clean up Lake Washington and spearheading Seattle's infrastructure growth in the 1970s.
- Staying active
- Mr. Carlson was professionally active until only a few months ago, when he moved to the Anderson House, an assisted-living, rehabilitation and nursing facility in Shoreline. Even there, he insisted that he get both Seattle daily newspapers each day so he could keep up with local goings-on.
- For 25 years, Mr. Carlson was an associate broker with Windermere Real Estate Northwest in Seattle's Eastlake neighborhood.
- "He made a sale in November," said his son, the Rev. Craig Carlson of Duluth, Minn.
- His son remembered how last year, his father had to deal with the death of his wife of 63 years, Irene, and a serious bout of pneumonia. At the same time, he had to take 27 hours of classes to renew his real-estate license.
- Last year, after his wife died, Mr. Carlson decided to get his affairs in order. He wrote what was basically his own obituary.
- But, said his son, Mr. Carlson never called it that. It was headlined, "Résumé of George Carlson."
- Mr. Carlson was born July 10, 1919, in Portland.
- He attended Whitworth College in Spokane and the University of Washington, majoring in journalism. When he was in his early 20s, he met Irene while working as a bellhop at the Roosevelt Hotel in downtown Seattle.
- When World War II broke out, Mr. Carlson enlisted in the Army Air Force, eventually working in the public-relations section of Gen. Claire Lee Chennault's "Flying Tigers" in China.
- Mingling with stars
- After the war, Mr. Carlson's varied career included being executive director of the Republican State Committee of Washington and, in 1959, starting the George Carlson & Associates Western Lecture/Entertainment Agency.
- He brought the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Seattle in 1962. He was among the first to promote the public talents of the Rev. Dale Turner of Seattle.
- But Mr. Carlson also booked such personalities as Yazim the Belly Dancer and a Grays Harbor County pharmacist who said she used to be a go-go dancer and lectured soldiers on the dangers of venereal disease.
- In his résumé, Mr. Carlson proudly included a handwritten letter that had been mailed on Oct. 18, 1959, by an actor then living in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
- The actor had been the headliner at a Seattle event emceed by Mr. Carlson.
- Wrote the actor, "It was a pleasure to share once again the 'mashed potato circuit' with you and I meant it when I said 'you were tough to follow.' Sincerely, Ronnie."
- At the top of the letter was the actor's full name: Ronald Reagan.
- In addition to his son, Mr. Carlson is survived by daughter Jeanine Carlson of Reston, Va., a grandson and two granddaughters.
- Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Ballard First Lutheran Church, 2006 N.W. [8]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Source: #S1
- ↑ Source: #S6
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Source: #S7
- ↑ Source: #S4
- ↑ Source: #S51
- ↑ Source: #S5
- ↑ Source: #S6
- ↑ Source: #S7
- Source: S1 Carlson, Jeanine - personal knowledge Carlson, Jeanine, interview 11 Jan 2011
- Source: S4 1920 Federal Census - Household of Gus L. Begenisich, enumerated 15 January 1920. Series T625, Roll 1499. Multomah County, Oregon - Portland File
- Source: S51 1940 Federal Census - Household of Fred Carlson, enumerated 5 April 1940. Series T627, Roll 4385
- Source: S5 State of Washington Marriage Certiifcate of George Carlson and Irene R. Isaacson. Series A76174, Certificate #155, 5 April 1942.
- Source: S6 Social Security Death Index: Name: George Carlson SSN: 711-03-9846 Last Residence: 98119 Seattle, King, Washington Born: 10 Jul 1919 Died: 30 Mar 2006 State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)
- Source: S7 The Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington The Seattle Times, 6 April 2006. "Civic leader found success in many arenas," By Erik Lacitis Seattle Times staff reporter
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54713077/george_k-carlson: accessed July 17, 2024), memorial page for George K. Carlson (10 Jul 1919–30 Mar 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54713077; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Grave Tag'r (contributor 46491198).
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