Georgia Marrs Gellert

Background

Gellert, Georgia Marrs was born on October 8, 1917 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of William Middelton and Blanche (Boak) Marrs.

Education

Student of University Denver, 1936-1937.

Career

May 1948); married second, Nathan Henry Gellert, March 12, 1954 (deceased November 1959). Married 3d, James Kedzie Penfield, May 19, 1978. Society editor Denver Post, 1937-1941.

Technical writer, editor Consolidated Vultee Aircraft, United States Navy Radio and Sound Laboratory, San Diego, 1944-1946.

Manager box office Central City Opera House Association, Denver, 1948. Society editor Denver Post, 1949-1951.

Publicity director North.A.M., San Francisco, 1951-1954. Assistant exhibits director Seattle Worlds Fair, 1960-1962.

Public relations director Seattle Center, 1962-1964.

Free lance public relations, Seattle, 1964-1994. Director Pacific Search Press, 1977-1987. Trustee Seattle Symphony Orchestra, 1960-1988, secretary board, 1964-1965, vice president, member Executive Committee, 1973-1976,79-83.

Director Allied Arts of Seattle, 1960-1990.

Director Pottery Northwest, Seattle, 1966-1968. Trustee Seattle Childrens Home, 1954-1961, president, 1959-1961.

Trustee Government"son Mansion Foundation, 1972-1988, member Executive Committee, 1975-1980, trustee emeritus, 1992.

Associate development counsel to nonprofit organizations.

Achievements

• Georgia Marrs Gellert has been listed as a noteworthy public relations executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Mason J. Blacher & Associations, Seattle, 1992. Member Women in Communications, Pi Beta Phi. Clubs: Denver Womans Press, Seattle Tennis, Washington Athletic.

Connections

Married Winfield Turrell Barber, January 18, 1941 (deceased. Married second, Nathan Henry Gellert, March 12, 1954 (deceased. Married 3d, James Kedzie Penfield, May 19, 1978.

Father:

William Middelton Marrs

Mother:

Blanche (Boak) Marrs

Spouse:

Nathan Henry Gellert

Spouse:

Winfield Turrell Barber

Spouse:

James Kedzie Penfield