DEATH OF GEORGE BEBAN

Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1928, Page 2

DEATH OF GEORGE BEBAN

RESULT OF ACCIDENT

LOS ANGELES. October 5

Geoi'ge Behan, veteran stage am s reeii star, died ai California imllierai liospital here early to-day from injurie tillered the previous Saturday whet j,e was thrown from a horse at Juir lodge "de.de ranch ”. near Big i’ine where lie had gone tor a holiday I chan was dismounting to open a gat. when his horse began pitching, throw iug him heavily to the ground. if never regained consciousness alter ail mission to the hospital. Behan was a nut ive of San !' I'ancise and started his stage career with ; i-ole in " The Sign ul the Rose, wide lie played for six years.

ESTATE IS $25,000

LOS ANGEI.ES. October ID

An estate valued at s2o'),DlK) wa it II by George I’.cban. film actor, m rording to bis will which was filed to pvhate to-day. The hulk of the estate is to he lieh in trust for George Behan. Jr., tin actor’s son. who is to receive not les i han $3 HI nor more than ssllO a nionti until lie is id age.

Miirv Behan Smith of New \ork. tin actor's cousin, was named as executrix She also was named guardian of tin s i: „, to net with her luismmd. Mat Smith.

Mary Behan Smith was -left the sun (,| $20.00(1, as were two brothers ol tin actor. Louis E. Behan and Isadora 1 Behan, both ol San Francisco.

The deceased was a con -in of the Behan family of the West Coast am Mas Smith, the actor’s cousin m r si-ter of Mrs 11. Eii/gcrald. of Kit/. Inwfiert Street, and Mr A. Behan, o. Grevntoiith.