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Yarborough adopted a Southern accent for the Doc Long character, and would retain the dialect for Dragnet. (In private life Yarborough spoke without a trace of an accent, as evidenced in his motion picture appearances of the early 1940s.) He started work on the Dragnet television series in 1951.
Barton Yarborough. Actor: I Love a Mystery. Born in Goldthwaite Texas, Barton Yarborough ran away from home as a youth to join vaudeville. In the 1920s he got involved in radio, and in 1932 began a long run as Cliff Barbour on the hugely famous drama "One Man's Family," which he appeared in until his death.
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- Goldthwaite, Texas, USA
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- Burbank, California, USA
October 2, 1900 · Goldthwaite, Texas, USA. Died. December 19, 1951 · Burbank, California, USA (heart attack) Mini Bio. Born in Goldthwaite Texas, Barton Yarborough ran away from home as a youth to join vaudeville.
- October 2, 1900
- December 19, 1951
In 1932, he began a long run as the lead role of Cliff Barbour on the radio drama "One Man's Family". His other notable radio roles included the "I Love a Mystery" series and as Sgt. Ben Romero on the hit "Dragnet" series in 1949.
When living in Los Angeles, Barton Yarborough became a steady player among the community of "Radio Row" actors and soon landed the role as Ben Romero on Dragnet. 278 old time radio show recordings. (total playtime 126 hours, 2437 min) available in the following formats: 6 MP3 CDs. or. 137 Audio CDs. Choose your CD format.
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2nd October 1900 - 19th December 1951. William Barton Yarborough was born in Texas to Patrick D. and Mollie Ardena Yarborough on October 2,1900. He began his acting career in the theater, where he studied with the Eva Le Gallienne Company, and though he would go on to work in all four areas of show business, Theater, Film, Radio and Television ...
