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Born: July 13, 1928
Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut
Died: June 29, 1978 |
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Bob Crane
As star of Hogan's Heroes, Bob Crane was one of America's most beloved TV stars by day. But by night, he played a dangerous game of sexual roulette, giving in to his compulsions in swingers clubs and countless sexual affairs. In 1978, fans were shocked when the seemingly wholesome star was found brutally murdered in a rented apartment outside Phoenix. Reporter Pete Noye wrote: "There was blood everywhere--on the sheets, on the floor. He had been savagely beaten to death with a blunt object, and videotapes of him engaging in sexual acts were found near his body. It was an ugly, ugly scene."
What You Don't Know:
• Bob Crane started acting in his early 30s.
• In 1975, Crane had his own show called The Bob Crane Show, but it was canceled after a few months.
• After dropping out of high school, Crane turned his attention to his love for music and became a drummer with the Connecticut Symphony Orchestra for about a year. He was later dismissed for not being "serious enough."
• Crane was one of the first disc jockeys in the country to earn over $100,000 annually. On his Los Angeles radio show, he interviewed such stars as Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe.
• Crane divorced his wife of 20 years and married Sigrid Valdis (who played Hilda on Hogan's Heroes) on the set of Hogan's Heroes in 1970; they had a son a year later.
• Crane was beaten to death while asleep and strangled with an electrical cord; his murder remains one of Hollywood's most compelling mysteries.
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