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George Barris (born George Salapatas; November 20, 1925 – November 5, 2015) was an American designer and builder of Hollywood custom cars. Barris designed and built the Hirohata Merc . Barris's company, Barris Kustom Industries, designed and built the Munster Koach and DRAG-U-LA for The Munsters ; and the 1966 Batmobile for the Batman TV ...
On a separate note, I'd like to see a Personal Life section that talks about George, his relationship with Sam, and his wife Sherry who passed away from cancer back in the 90's. Sherry was a very kind and gracious woman and should be remembered in George's profile. Chris Scalhotrod 20:00, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Dick Dean was survived by his wife Jeanne (b. 1933 - d. 2011), six children, and friends (including George Barris, Dean Jeffries, Gene Winfield and Bill Hines). Dean's second son and lifelong apprentice, Keith (Kid Dean) took over the business, renaming it South End Kustom in honor of Dean's start in Wyandotte, Michigan.
George Barris is the name of: George Barris (auto customizer) (1925–2015), designer of custom made cars George Barris (photographer) (1922–2016), photographer in the U.S. Army and of Hollywood stars
When he visited George Barris' shop driving this car in 1958, Barris' shop manager, Gene Simmons (not to be confused with the artist), hired him immediately on the strength of the work. [2] Hines moved back to Detroit just before Christmas 1959,. [citation needed] setting up shop where he did several custom jobs and specialized in candy paint ...
George Kontos – MLB pitcher with the San Francisco Giants; Paul Kostacopoulos – Head baseball coach at U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD; George Kottaras – catcher for 7 MLB teams including: Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians. Chris Lemonis – Head coach of Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball.
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After the fatal crash, Warren Beath, a James Dean archivist and author, attributes the existence of the "curse" to George Barris, the self-described "King of the Kustomizers," [33] who says he was the first to purchase the wrecked car. Barris promoted the "curse" after he placed the wreck on public display in 1956.