Article: Showbiz Sam; The man in the know.(Features)

Q How tall was Chuck Connors and do you have any gen on him? Bob Bradley, Edinburgh AHe was born Kevin Joseph Connors in Brooklyn, New York on April 10, 1921. After a three-year stint in the US Army, his 6'5' frame made him an ideal candidate for the Boston Celtic s football team. He then switched to baseball, playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. When real-life sportsmen were invited to audition for the 1952 movie Pat And Mike starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, he was off. His best film role was as the star of Geronimo ('62), by which time he'd ...

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