In the summer of 1998, a year after he lost his wife of 36 years, George Carlin found himself falling in love with Sally Wade.
Here is information about their relationship.
Born:
George Dennis Carlin: May 12, 1937 in New York, New York.
Sally Wade: Unknown.
Died:
George Carlin: June 22, 2008 at the age of 71 in Santa Monica, California from heart failure.
Courtship :
George about falling in love with Sally: "Summer, 1998, falling in love with Sally ... Fall, 1998, completely in love with Sally."
Source: "Timeline", GeorgeCarlin.com
Source: "Timeline", GeorgeCarlin.com
Children:
In 1963, Kelly Carlin McCall, George's only daughter, was born. Her mother was George's first wife, Brenda Hosbrook.
Occupations:
George: Stand-up comedian, actor, writer.
Sally: Writer.
Residences:
George lived in Brentwood/Los Angeles for 23 years. In July 1999, he moved to a condo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Quotes about the Marriage of George Carlin and Sally Wade:
George about Sally: "And Sally is just fantastic. She's smart and funny and great-looking. And she and I have this thing where we kind of like inhabit a bubble, and we just kind of -- we just -- it's like the whole universe is ours. It's a wonderful feeling."
Source: "George Carlin Discusses 'Silly Putty and Napalm'", Larry King Live, CNN.com, 6/08/2001.
Source: "George Carlin Discusses 'Silly Putty and Napalm'", Larry King Live, CNN.com, 6/08/2001.
George about meeting Sally: "This happened like a thunderbolt. Everything about the relationship is what I call perfect. It's a gift. It's an absolute gift from the cosmos that we found each other."
Source: "George Carlin likes YOU; he just doesn't like US", Oelwein Daily Register, 6/16/2001.
Source: "George Carlin likes YOU; he just doesn't like US", Oelwein Daily Register, 6/16/2001.
George about his relationship with Sally: "I’m in a wonderful relationship – my wife died in 1997 and since that time, I’ve met Sally Wade. We’re in a relationship that joyfully requires every second I can bring to it. We spend a lot of time talking and being together and becoming the pair that we are. Then there’s the work and the travel, and the reading ..."
Source: "George Carlin with Tony Hendra", WritersBlocPresents.com, 4/27/2001.
Source: "George Carlin with Tony Hendra", WritersBlocPresents.com, 4/27/2001.
Previous Marriages:
George was previously married to Brenda Hosbrook. Their marriage lasted 36 years until her death from liver cancer.
