George was born on March 14th, 1913 in Boston.1 George's father was Mendel (Max) Katz and his mother was Fraidel (Ida) Factorovitz. His paternal grandfather was Joseph Katz and his paternal grandmother is <Unknown>. He had three sisters named Rose, Alice and Libby. He was the second youngest of the four children. He died at the age of 86 on December 10th, 1999.