The characters / Recurring character
George Bannerman
George Bannerman is recorded in 6 distinct storys.
The Dead Zone and Cujo depict Sheriff George Bannerman of Castle Rock. The Dark Half and Needful Things recall the same sheriff's death and replacement by Alan Pangborn. Sheriff Bannerman of Castle Rock is explicitly linked to Johnny Smith’s investigation, the Camber dog attack and his burial in Homeland.
Also recorded as Big George, Big George Bannerman.
Stories and supporting passages
Cujo
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George Bannerman loafed out Route 117 toward the Maple Sugar Road, siren and flashers off. It surely was a pretty day. And he saw no need to hurry.
Bannerman drives toward Maple Sugar Road.
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But ole Hank Townsend was going to have to listen to a whole morning's worth of Masen's bullshit, so maybe he had gotten off well at that. George Bannerman loafed out Route 117 toward the Maple Sugar Road, siren and flashers off. It surely was a pretty day.
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Gwendy's Magic Feather
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Sheriff George Bannerman is buried in Homeland, as is Reginald “Pop” Merrill, one of the town’s most infamous—and unsavory—citizens.
The narrator locates Bannerman’s grave in Homeland Cemetery.
Needful Things
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The dog killed good old Sheriff George Bannerman, too. Alan Pangborn is doing that job these days, and he’s a good man, but he won’t never stack up to Big George in the eyes of the town.
The town history recalls Bannerman’s death in the dog attack.
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Needful Things explicitly equates Big George with the sheriff killed by the dog before Pangborn took over.
The Dark Half
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George Bannerman was the local Sheriff when those things occurred, but Big George, as he had been affectionately called, would not have to deal with Homer Gamache, because Big George was dead.
The Dark Half explicitly names Sheriff George Bannerman as Big George and recalls his death by a rabid dog.
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George Bannerman was the local Sheriff when those things occurred, but Big George, as he had been affectionately called, would not have to deal with Homer Gamache, …
The narrator recalls Bannerman’s tenure before Pangborn.
The Dead Zone
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Outside it was snowing. “My name is Bannerman. Sheriff George Bannerman, from Castle Rock.” He cleared his throat. “I’ve got a . . . well, I suppose you’d say I’ve got a proposal for you.” “How did you get this number?”
The caller introduces himself to Johnny as Sheriff Bannerman from Castle Rock.
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Outside it was snowing. “My name is Bannerman. Sheriff George Bannerman, from Castle Rock.” He cleared his throat. “I’ve got a . . . well, I suppose you’d say I’ve got a proposal for you.” “How did you get this number?” Bannerman cleared his throat again.
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The Sun Dog
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Pop suddenly found himself remembering Joe Camber’s Saint Bernard, Cujo—the one who had killed Joe and that old tosspot Gary Pervier and Big George Bannerman. The dog had gone rabid. It had trapped a woman and a young boy in their car up there at Camber’s place and after two or three days the kid had died.
Big George Bannerman is the Castle Rock sheriff whose death in the Cujo incident is recalled in the later Castle Rock stories.