David introduced Rory to his boss Henry Willson and he was signed to the Vanguard. 1980 In 1945, Calhoun returned to prison after punching a detective.[9]. This offense sent him to the federal penitentiary in Springfield, MO, for three years. [7][8] He had a one-line role in a Laurel and Hardy comedy, The Bullfighters (1945), credited under the name Frank McCown. He debuted on screen in Something for the Boys (1944), with Carmen Miranda, billed as "Frank McCown". I thought you might like to see a memorial for Rory Calhoun I found on Findagrave.com. For Kirk Douglas' company he appeared in Ride Out for Revenge (1958) and he returned to Universal for The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958). A high school dropout, he stole a revolver at age 13, which landed him in the California Youth Authority's Preston School of Industry reformatory at Ione, CA. Marcus' mother, former Hollywood starlet Vitina Marcus -- today Las Vegas real estate broker Vitina Graham -- had a whirlwind romance with Calhoun in the late 1950s that resulted in the birth of Athena, who has her father's trademark blue eyes. Baron and Calhoun divorced in 1970, and she cited his multiple extramarital affairs as one of the reasons for the separation. [6], Baron died in Palm Springs, California on December 16, 2015 at age 92. Oops, something didn't work. When Baron sued Calhoun for divorce, she named Betty Grable as one of 79 women with whom he had adulterous relationships. The cause of death was complications from a fall, which had resulted in a broken hip. She began her show business career at 19 years old in 1978 in Las Vegas. His first wife was Lita Baron, they were married from 1948 to 1970, his second wife was Sue Rhodes, they were married from 1971 until his death. "I liked the money it brought in", said Calhoun. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Calhoun replied to her charge: "Heck, she didn't even include half of them". This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. In 1955 he had a stab at writing, a picture that he was to have starred in, Allied Artists' Shotgun, but changed his mind at the last mo and it went to Sterling Hayden.
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