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place of death: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. U.S. State: Tennessee. Cause of Death: Heart Attack
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Sutton was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, the only child of Frank Sims Sutton and Thelma (née Spencer). When he was eight years old, his father became employed as a Linotype operator at the Nashville Tennesseanin Nashville. Frank Sims Sutton died from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage on March 16, 1938, leaving behind his wife and 14-year-old son. Sut...
Honorably Discharged as a sergeant, he began acting on stage. In 1949, he married Toby Igler, with whom he had two children.He attended the Columbia University School of General Studies, graduating cum laude with a bachelor's degree in drama in 1952. Throughout the 1950s, Sutton played small roles in television shows such as Decoy, Route 66, Naked ...
On June 28, 1974, while preparing for a performance of the comedy Luvat the Beverly Barn Dinner Playhouse in Shreveport, Louisiana, Sutton died of a heart attack, at the age of 50. He is buried in his hometown of Clarksville.
On June 28, 1974, Sutton prepared for that night’s production but passed away from a sudden heart attack in his dressing room. Luv! ended its run at the Barn with Sutton’s death. He was 50 years old. As his most famous character, Sutton has been memorialized in statue-form on Franklin Street, just across from the Roxy Regional Theatre.
Jun 28, 2014 · Sutton, who actually served in the U.S. Army, died 40 years ago this week. According to The Associated Press, Sutton took part in 14 assault landings in the Pacific during World War II.
Jun 28, 2024 · Sutton died fifty years ago today at the age of fifty. People were sad because he wouldn't be coming back. Sutton's life came to an end when he had a heart attack.
Frank Sutton was an American actor best known for his role as Sergeant Carter in the TV series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." His portrayal of the tough and no-nonse...
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One of the last Frank Sutton televison appearances before his sudden death at 51 a year later on June 28th, 1974.
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