George Gordon Meade Easby (June 3, 1918 - December 11, 2005), also known as Meade or Easby , is a multi-talented person, from artist to acting and producing film. He has also served as a US State Department employee for over twenty-five years and as a host on AM radio stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Easby is the great-grandson of General George Meade, winner of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 against Robert E. Lee, and the descendants of seven signatories to the US Declaration of Independence. Mrs. Easby is a descendant of Nicholas Waln, who came to Philadelphia in 1682 on board Welcome with William Penn, and was then given a part of the city now known as Frankford.
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Easby was born on June 3, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father was Mayor May Stevenson Easby, a Philadelphia banker and World War I hero. Easby's mother was Henrietta Meade Large Easby, described as "a polite and reserved woman, a Victorian woman with a few words." He also had Steven's younger brother who died at a very young age in 1931 from some kind of childhood illness. The family "traces its roots to Easby Abbey in the 12th century Yorkshire, England, who crossed to America in 1683 over Welcome with William Penn, and it was among his three descendants -" at least three that I know of, "said Easby - signatory to the Declaration Independence. "General George Meade, winner of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, was Easby's great-grandfather through the daughter of Meade. "My mother's mother is the daughter of General (George G.) Meade," Easby said.
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Education and career
Easby graduated from Chestnut Hill Academy in June 1936, after reaching the age of 18. To celebrate all this, on July 9, 1936, his parents bought him a new luxury Packard Super Eight convertible from the nearest Packard dealer (Goldner Brothers) at Germantown Avenue. In the fall of the same year, he began studying illustrations at the University of the Arts at Center City, Philadelphia.
After the start of World War II in 1939, Easby was recruited into the United States Army and assigned to patrol (over the air) on the Atlantic Coast. At the end of World War II Easby continued to work as an artist and became a recognized cartoonist. He was later involved in acting and producing low budget Hollywood movies. Later, he worked as a radio host and as an employee of the US State Department for over twenty-five years. He serves on the Fine Arts Commission and often meets with very important figures.
Meanwhile, Easby became the premier art and antique collector, who inherited over 100,000 antiques and personal belongings, many of which have been in the family for centuries. The collection included items belonging to General George Meade, a chair and other high value items belonging to French Napoleon and jewelry belonging to José © de Beauharnais. It also includes equipment used by the founders of the United States during the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. Many pieces of his collection have been lent to the White House, the US State Department for his diplomatic reception hall, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Some of his works are also kept at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Easby's furniture items are often traded at auction like Christie's and Sotheby in the range of a million dollars above each. Among the many antique watches and hours left for Easby, one was made for Queen Marie Antoinette from the 18th century.
Easby is also an antique car collector. She has a 1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith previously owned by Prince Aly Khan (husband of famous American actress Rita Hayworth and father of Aga Khan IV), her first vehicle (Packard) and several others.
After January 1969 his father's death Easby had lived alone at the Baleroys' home, located in the historically prosperous Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It has been given the title of "The Most Haunted House in America", due to the infestation of spirits, ghosts, jinns, demons, angels or other supernatural beings who come to the 32 room house with a collection of antiques. In 1990 Easby told The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Neighbors worry that it might be Disney World by bus and tourist, but sky, I assure them that it will not happen."
Death
Easby died on December 11, 2005, at a nursing home (Keystone Hospice) in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. He was 87 years old at the time of his death and had no surviving relatives or children. The cause of his death was reported as "multiple organ failure". According to Philadelphia 2008 court records:
Easby is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, the same cemetery where her family, her ancestors and relatives are buried. He is known as a very kind and generous person.
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External links
- Many Ghost Stories from Chestnut Hill Baleroy Mansion
- Sightings - Haunted Mansion (episode # 3022 aired on TV 23 April 1995) on YouTube
- Apparitions - Kidnapping of the alien twins; artificial intelligence; haunted house; intervention by angels
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