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Buster Crabbe, 74, an Olympic gold medal swimmer who became the undisputed king of motion-picture adventure serials during the 1930s and 1940s, died yesterday of a heart attack at his home. A family spokesman said that Mr. Crabbe's death yesterday morning was 'very sudden' and that he had been in good health.
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- April 23, 1983 (aged 75), Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
- Clarence Linden Crabbe II, February 7, 1908, Oakland, California, U.S.
- Green Acres Memorial Park, Scottsdale, Arizona
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Buster Crabbe. Actor: Nabonga. Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California. In 1931, while working on That's My Boy (1932) for Columbia Pictures, he was tested by MGM for Tarzan and rejected.
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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...
February 17th, 1907 -- April 23rd, 1983 Above: A publicity portrait of Buster Crabbe from his days at Paramount Pictures. Larry “Buster” Crabbe is probably the best-known and most popular of all the serial heroes.
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.
