Brenda Hosbrook is the first wife of a stand-up comedian, George Carlin. The couple got married at Hosbrook’s parents’ home in Dayton on June 3, 1961. Their wedding vows were renewed in Las Vegas 10 years later.

Hosbrook passed away of liver cancer on May 11, 1997, a day before Carlin’s 60th birthday.

After Hosbrook’s death, Carlin got remarried to Sally Wade in a private and unregistered ceremony on June 24, 1998.

Carlin passed away two days before their 10th wedding anniversary.

Brenda Hosbrook children: Meet daughter Kelly Carlin

Kelly Carlin is the only child resulting from Hosbrook’s marriage to Carlin.

Her professional career started as a production assistant and photographer for two of her father’s early HBO specials: George Carlin: Again! and Carlin on Campus.

She earned a B.A. in Communications Studies from UCLA in 1993 after divorcing her first spouse Andrew Sutton. The following year, she and her second husband, Robert McCall,  co-wrote the episode George Pulls the Plug for the second season of The George Carlin Show.

She considered producing an oral biography of her father’s life based on accounts from friends and relatives after his death. However, by December 2008, she had changed her mind and decided to work on her own memoirs.

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