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Birth
Name: Joel Albert McCrea |
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Birth
Date: November 5th, 1905 |
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Birth
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South Pasadena, California |
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Death
Date: October 20th, 1990 |
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Death
Place: Woodland Hills,
California |
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Cause
of Death: Pulmonary Complications |
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Height:
6' 3" (1.91 m) |
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Spouse:
Frances Dee (married for 57 years) |
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Children: Three sons, David,
Jody & Peter McCrea |
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DID YOU
KNOW THAT... |
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Joel McCrea had blue eyes. |
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Starred in radio show
'Tales of the Texas Rangers.' |
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Inducted into the Hall of
Great Western Performers of the
National Cowboy and Western Heritage
Museum in 1969. |
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A big sight gag in
Sullivan's Travels was the
juxtaposition of the big McCrea with his
leading lady, Veronica Lake, who
was more than a foot shorter. |
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He was infamously modest
about his own acting abilities, often
bordering on a soft-spoken contempt. |
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Attended
high school with future director Jacques
Tourneur who would later direct him
in Stars in My Crown (one of
McCrea's personal favorites) and a pair
of 1955 releases, Wichita and
Stranger on Horseback. |
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His son,
Jody McCrea, also pursued an
acting career and played in 28 films
between the years of 1955 and 1985. |
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His 57
year marriage to actress Frances Dee,
until his death in 1990, making theirs
one of Hollywood's longest unions to
date. |
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