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Buster Crabbe | |
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 Crabbe, c. early 1940s | |
| Born | Clarence Linden Crabbe II February 7, 1908 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 1983 (aged 75) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Burial place | Green Acres Memorial Park, Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
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| Years active | 1930–1983 |
| Spouse |
Adah Virginia Held (m. 1933) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Nick Holt (grandson) |
Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (/ˈkræb/; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983) was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor.[1] He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his career on the silver screen and later television. He starred in a variety of popular feature films and movie serials released between 1933 and the 1950s,[2] portraying the top three syndicated comic-strip heroes of the 1930s: Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers. In 1983 Crabbe died of a heart attack in Arizona.
- ^ As with many Hollywood stars there is a conflict between the birth date given in his official documents, and the one used in his Hollywood publicity biographies. His birth certificate and his Social Security application both use the birthdate of February 7, 1908. See Age fabrication.
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