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Article: George Osmond, 90; Father to Family of Entertainers
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- November 7, 2007
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George Osmond, 90, father of Donny and Marie Osmond and patriarch
to the family's singing group the Osmond Brothers, died Nov. 6 at
his home in Provo, Utah. No cause of death was reported.
The death was first reported on the Web site of "Entertainment
Tonight" and was confirmed by the Associated Press through a
spokeswoman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of
which Mr. Osmond was a member.
George Osmond married his wife, Olive, on Dec. 1, 1944. She died
in 2004. The couple were the parents of nine children, many of whom
became singing stars. Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay Osmond became
famous as the Osmond Brothers, a barbershop quartet singing at
Disneyland and on "The Andy ...
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