# RIP, George Segal

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death\
**Created:** [March 24, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-segal/938578 "2021-03-24T12:50:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-segal/938578/21 "2021-03-25T00:53:12Z")

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One George Segal film I found particularly memorable is _Born to Win_. Segal plays a drug addict in a downward spiral, and he nails the reflexively manipulative behavior that substance abusers often display. The movie is a downer, but he’s terrific in it.

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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-segal/938578/22 "2021-03-25T04:56:30Z")

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> [@SmartAleq](#):
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> Odd, yesterday morning’s earworm was a forgettable little ditty from _The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox_ where Segal played opposite Goldie Hawn.

Every time I see that movie have to wonder if there was any cross-inspiration with Dylan’s ‘Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts’ . Probably just my projections, But every time I play that song Goldie is Lily, and George is the Jack of Hearts.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-segal/938578/23 "2021-03-25T07:00:07Z")

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That was an amazing bit of comedy, set up over multiple shows, and Segal was crucial to pulling it off. It says a lot about both of you.

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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-segal/938578/24 "2021-04-08T00:33:56Z")

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Goldberg’s tonight had a longer tribute – a bunch of clips of Segal, and the final pic was the real Adam with him.

Brian

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