Crabbe, Buster
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Crabbe, Clarence Lindon | ||
| born on | 7 February 1908 at 01:10 (= 01:10 AM ) | ||
| Place | Oakland CA, USA, 37n49, 122w16 | ||
| Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   17°13'   25°23 Asc. 19°31'
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Biography
American athlete, an Olympic swimming champ with a Gold Medal in 1932 in the 400 m. freestyle. Growing up in Hawaii, Crabbe developed into an outstanding swimmer and all-around high school athlete. After placing in the Olympics, he headed for Hollywood and became a film star of the '30s and '40s in physical adventure films. He played the role of Tarzan in the 1933 serial along with dozens of Westerns including a series of Zane Grey sagas in the '30s, and 42 more Western flicks with his sidekick Fuzzy St. John in the '40s. He was well known for his role as the space hero Flash Gordon in three Universal serials, 1936-1940, and in the '50s, Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion.
When screen roles became scarce he toured with an aquacade and then later became an athletic director for a resort hotel in the Catskills and a swimming-pool business. He authored a physical fitness book, "Energetics" in 1970 and was an active member of the planning committee for the 1984 L.A. Olympics at the time of his sudden death.
Crabbe died of a heart attack 4/23/1983, Scottsdale, AZ.
Relationships
- compare to chart of Tarzan (born 1 December 1911)
Events
- Death by Heart Attack 23 April 1983 (Age 75)
- Work : Prize 1932 (Gold Medal Olympics)
- Work : Gain social status 1933 (Played the role of Tarzan)
- Work : Gain social status 1936 (Flash Gordon)
Source Notes
B.R. in hand from Steinbrecher (Same Contemporary American Horoscopes)
Categories
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (Over 60 adventure films)
- Vocation : Sports : Swimming (Pro)
- Notable : Awards : Olympics (Gold Medal)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Heart (Terminal attack)
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction (Physical fitness book)
