If You've Heard This One when it was revived in 1947. The April 20, 1946, issue of Billboard referred to him as a "one-time radio biggie". Personal life He married actress Maryon Curtis in 1937. According to his advance man, Givot planned to retire and become a "gentleman farmer ... on his estate in Tarzana, Calif.", but marital problems drained his finances, forcing him to continue working. The couple divorced in 1941. On December 1, 1945, he married Dorothy Durkee. The two had become acquainted when they both starred in the musical Mexican Hayride; in fact, Durkee's character had chased Givot's. According to newspaper gossip columnist Hedda Hopper, notorious gangster Bugsy Siegel was a friend of Givot's and once inadvertently saved his life. Siegel persuaded the comedian to stay an extra day in Chicago; the plane he was going to take crashed, with the loss of 17 lives. Death George Givot died of a heart attack on June 7, 1984, in Palm Springs, California. He was interred in California. Broadway credits Earl Carroll's Sketch Book (1929–1930) The Constant Sinner (1931) Americana (1932 revival) Pardon My English (1933) Mexican Hayride (1944–1945) Do Re Mi (1960–1962) Complete filmography Nothing Ever Happens (1933 short) - Chef (uncredited) Gobs of Fun (1933 short) - Greek Sailor The Chief (1933) - Greek Clothing Merchant Howd' Ya Like That? (1934 short) - Greek Sailor Roast Beef and Movies (1934 short) - Gus Parkyurkarkus Ed Sullivan's Headliners (1934 short) - Greek Restaurant Owner Hollywood Party (1934) - Liondora, aka Grand Royal Duke Riffraff (1936) - Markis Paddy O'Day (1936) - Mischa Petrovitch The White Hope (1936 short) - George Thin Ice (1937) - Alex Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937) - Prince Boris Caminov The Hit Parade (1937) - Herman Wake Up and Live (1937) - Manager Conquest (1937) - Constant (uncredited) 45 Fathers (1937) - Prof. Bellini Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937) - Izmanov Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) - Englishman Young as You Feel (1940) - Boris Mousilvitch Fiesta (1941) - Fernando Gómez Flying with Music (1942) - Harry Bernard Road to Morocco (1942) - Neb Jolla Two Saplings (1943 short) The Leather Burners (1943) - Sam Bucktoe Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) - Cheezy / Count de Roquefort Behind the Rising Sun (1943) - Boris Government Girl (1943) - Count Bodinsky (uncredited) The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943) - Dr. Anatole Graelich Riffraff (1947) - Rues Captain