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White, George E., 1906-2000

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Biographical History

George E. White (1906-2000) was a rancher and a co-founder of the Moab Film Commission.

George E. White was born August 27, 1906. He grew up in Kansas. He was a rancher who lived in Moab. He was involved in westerns made in the surrounding area, and knew John Wayne personally. He was the founder and first president of the Moab Film Commission. He was married to Mary Esther White. George White passed away December 30, 2000 in San Juan, Utah.

Citation:
Deseret News, via WWW, October 6, 2017 (rancher, knew John Wayne)

Washington Post, via WWW, November 29, 2017 (founder and first president of Moab Film Commission; married to Mary Esther White; grew up in Kansas)

FamilySearch, via WWW, November 29, 2017 (born August 27, 1906; died Dec. 30, 2000 in San Juan UT)

FindAGrave, via WWW, August 26, 2019 (born to Fred Ingalls White and Effie Jane Bivens; married Essie Larsen in 1929; from Kansas; came to Utah in 1926; owned ranch and ranged cattle in southern Utah; district foreman for the Utah State Road Department for forty years; beginning in 1949 western films began being filmed on the White's ranchland and surrounding areas, including Rio Grade, the Ten who Dared, The Commancheros, Cheyenne Autumn, Battle at Apache Pass, Taza, son of Cochise, and Rio Conchos; one of the founders of the Moab Movie Committee in 1949 which later became the Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission; second wife Mary Esther)