The Beautiful Tragic Life of George Masa

Resurrecting the memory of a forgotten giant

George Masa setting up for a photograph (cropped). Image freely distributed by Bonesteel Films [1]., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/1933_George_Masa_800px.jpg

Beneath the shaded Oak groves of a small cemetery outside Asheville, North Carolina rests the grave of a man who history nearly forgot. The headstone is simple, no fanciful carvings or effigies signifying the incredible life led by the one interred.