George Moscone

George Richard Moscone (November 24, 1929 – November 27, 1978) was an American lawyer and politician. He served the mayor of San Francisco from 1976 through 1978. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

George Moscone
37th Mayor of San Francisco
In office January 8, 1976 – November 27, 1978
Preceded by	Joseph Alioto
Succeeded by	Dianne Feinstein
Member of the California Senate from the 6th district
In office 1971–1976
Preceded by	(redistricted from 10th)
Succeeded by	John Francis Foran
Member of the California Senate from the 10th district
In office 1967–1971
Preceded by	Harold Thomas Sedgwick
Succeeded by	(redistricted into 6th)
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
In office 1963–1966
Personal details
Born	George Richard Moscone (1929-11-24)November 24, 1929 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	November 27, 1978(1978-11-27) (aged 49) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting place	Holy Cross Cemetery Colma, California
Nationality	Italian-American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Gina Bodanza
Children	Jenifer, Rebecca, Christopher and Jonathan
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1953-1956

Early life

Moscone was born on November 24, 1929 in San Francisco, California.^[1] He studied at St. Ignatius College Preparatory and at University of the Pacific.

Moscone's grave

Personal life

Moscone was married to Gina Bodanza until his death. He had 4 children.

Death

On November 27, 1978, Moscone and Harvey Milk were shot dead by Dan White in San Francisco City Hall.

In popular culture

In the 2008 movie Milk, he was played by Victor Garber.

References

1. Sward, Susan, Moscone's Time Was Anything But Quiet, November 26, 1998

Other websites

• George Moscone at Findagrave
• Controversial commissioned bust of George Moscone by Robert Arneson Archived 2012-04-18 at the Wayback Machine