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Apr 19, 2024 · Buster Crabbe (born Feb. 7, 1908, Oakland, Calif., U.S.—died April 23, 1983, Scottsdale, Ariz.) was an American swimmer whose Olympic gold medal led to a long acting career. Crabbe, who grew up in Hawaii and swam for the University of Southern California , competed at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam , winning a bronze medal in the 1,500-metre ...
Apr 24, 1983 · Buster Crabbe, a top swimmer of his day who went on to become a popular movie actor and successful businessman, died of a heart attack yesterday morning at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was...
Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983) was an American Olympic swimmer, and a movie and television actor. He won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle at the 1932 Summer Olympics and for playing science fiction hero Flash Gordon in three movie serials.
Clarence Linden Crabbe II ( / ˈkræb /; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983), known professionally as Buster Crabbe, was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his career on the silver screen and later television.
Buster CRABBE. Team United States of America. Swimming. Olympic Medals. 1 G. 1 B. Games Participations 2. First Olympic Games Amsterdam 1928. Year of Birth 1908. Olympic Results. Biography. Buster Crabbe moved to Hawaii as a 2-year-old when his father took a job as an overseer on a pineapple plantation.
CRABBE, Clarence Linden ("Buster") (b. 7 February 1908 in Oakland, California; d. 23 April 1983 in Scottsdale, Arizona), champion Olympic swimmer who broke five world records and earned more than fifty world and national championships; movie actor; and promoter of physical fitness and nutrition via the lecture circuit, television, and ...
Biography. Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular screen serials in the 1930s and 1940s. Known For. Flash Gordon. The Alien Dead. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe. Nabonga. Tarzan the Fearless. Buck Rogers. Jungle Man. Planet Outlaws. Acting. All. Department.
