Georges Metaxa

Biography

Georges Metaxa was a Romanian-born American singer and actor born in Bucharest on September 11, 1899. He began his show business career recording songs in London before transitioning to stage performances, including roles in Noël Coward's operetta Bitter Sweet and the touring company. In New York, he struggled initially but eventually found film work, with notable early credits including Secrets of a Secretary (1931) and appearances in Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) and Swing Time (1936).