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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.
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...
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.
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.
Jul 17, 2024 · Buster Crabbe (born February 7, 1908, Oakland, California, U.S.—died April 23, 1983, Scottsdale, Arizona) was a swimmer from the United States whose Olympic gold medal led to a long and successful acting career.
Apr 24, 1983 · Buster Crabbe, swimming hero of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and later a hero of scores Hollywood B-movies and adventure serials, died Saturday in Scottsdale, Ariz.
By this time officially known in competition as "Buster Crabbe," he became the only non-Japanese to win a 1932 gold medal in a major men's swimming event. He set a new Olympic record in the men's 400-meter freestyle at 4:48.4, as he defeated the world record holder, France's Jean Taris, who won the silver at 4:48.5.
At the 1932 Olympics he was the only U.S. gold medalist in men’s swimming and after the Games, he was signed by Paramount Studios, who were looking for a rival to Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan at MGM. The first of Crabbe’s 175 movies was King of the Jungle in which he played the role of Kasta, the Lion Man. Although he played Tarzan only ...
