Steve Cochran
Steve Cochran (born Robert Alexander Cochran, May 25, 1917 – June 15, 1965) was an American film, television and stage actor. He attended the University of Wyoming. After a stint working as a cowboy, Cochran developed his acting skills in local theatre and gradually progressed to Broadway, film and television.
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| Full name at birth | Robert Alexander Cochran
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| Claim to fame | "Big" Ed in White Heat
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| Date of birth | 25 May 1917
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| Place of birth | Eureka, California
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| Date of death | 15 June 1965
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| Age | 48 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Guatemala Coast, Pacific Ocean
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| Cause of death | Acute Infectious Edema
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| Occupation | Actor,Director, Writer
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| Height | 6' (183 cm)
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| Distinctive feature | Husky, hirsute, darkly handsome
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| University | University of Wyoming (1939)
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- his most famous affair was with Mamie Van Doren, who later wrote about their sex life in graphic detail in her tell-all autobiography Playing the Field: My Story (New York: G.P. Putnam, 1987)
- Despite his many relationships, the Love of his life was a young Mexican woman from Ensenada, Baja California named Sara Venegas Contreras.
- Cochran was the grandfather of film and television producer Alex Johns, who co-executive produced more than seventy episodes of the animated television series, Futurama
- Was not accepted into the service because of a heart murmur. Instead he organized and directed shows for Army camps on the West coast.
- He studied at the University of Wyoming and switched from the basketball team to the drama club. He quit college in 1937 to give Hollywood a go.
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