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Buster Crabbe

American athlete and actor
Also known as: Clarence Lindon Crabbe
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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. Olympic Medals Crabbe, who grew up in Hawaii and swam for the University of Southern California, competed at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, winning a bronze medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle and finishing in fourth place in the 400-meter freestyle. At the...

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