(This is a change made in the 1980s; one volume, The Clue in the Old Stagecoach in 1960, mentioned her real name as Georgia on the title page, but this was altered after the first few printings.
Her character becomes less outspoken in later volumes and in revised stories, but is still prone to accidents as the series progresses, usually due to her blind determination and tunnel vision; charging ahead, she often falls into holes, water or ponds, or turns an ankle, sidelining her at times, forcing more active participation from Bess in aiding Nancy.
George is described as wearing dresses and skirts into the 1950s, but ones which are tailored and simple in appearance, and contrasted with fussier costumes worn by Bess.
Nancy, Bess and George all participate in a variety of outdoors and sports activities, including horseback riding, swimming, hiking, golf, sailing and tennis.
She is depicted as having less talent in the arts as her friends, and may serve as a dancing school receptionist or a crew member in their theater group instead of taking part on stage.
By the mid-1960s, she has learned judo and helps Nancy when the boys are not around to defend the trio of female friends by using her martial arts as self-defense.
Interior illustration artists Ruth Sanderson and Paul Frame depict the character with bobbed, permed hair, simpler than her friends, but not really short in comparison.
This incarnation also essentially dresses the same as Bess and Nancy, with the preppy dominated skirts, clogs, and polo shirts of the decade.
[citation needed] Actresses Jean Rasey and Susan Buckner portrayed George in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries TV series of the late 1970s.