George McClintock
“Santa at the Rim of the World”
Lake Arrowhead, California
1898 – 1989
International Santa Claus Hall of Fame Charter Member – December 2010
George McClintock – Lake Arrowhead, California
When George McClintock retired from the Union Pacific Railroad in 1960, he took a part-time job as an electrician at Santa’s Village Theme Park in Sky Forest, California.
Three years later, the park asked McClintock to become its official Santa Claus. He accepted, and held the position for nearly seventeen years. During that time, he worked daily at the park and appeared in local and regional Christmas parades.
In 1967, his face appeared on the cover of a children’s Christmas album featuring folk singer Walt Jacobs. He retired from Santa’s Village in 1979 and left the San Bernardino Mountains. He passed away in 1989 at the age of 91.
To the many visitors who came to Santa’s Village during the 1960s and 1970s, George McClintock was the Santa of the mountain area known as the Rim of the World.
