Biography of dale robertson
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Dale Robertson
American actor (–)
Dale Robertson | |
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Robertson as Jim Hardie, | |
| Born | Dayle Lymoine Robertson ()July 14, Harrah, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | February 27, () (aged&#;89) La Jolla, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouse(s) | Frederica Jacqueline Wilson (–; divorced); 1 daughter Mary Murphy (–; annulled) Lula Mae Robertson (m. –); two daughters [citation needed] Susan Robbins Robertson (married –; his death)[1] |
| Children | 3 |
Dayle Lymoine Robertson (July 14, – February 27, ) was an American actor best known for his starring roles on television. He played the roving investigator Jim Hardie in the television series Tales of Wells Fargo and railroad owner Ben Calhoun in Iron Horse. He often was presented as a deceptively thoughtful but modest Western hero. From to , Robertson was the fourth and final host of the anthology seriesDeath Valley Days. Described by Time magazine in as "probably the
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Dale Robertson, the actor who made his name in television Westerns in the s and '60s, was born on July 14, , in Harrah, Oklahoma. After serving in a tank crew and in the combat engineers in North Africa and Europe during World War II, the twice-wounded Robertson started his acting career while still on active duty in the U.S. Army. While stationed at San Luis Obispo, California, had a photograph taken for his mother. A copy of the photo displayed in the photo shop window attracted movie scouts, and the six foot tall, lb. Robertson soon was on his way to Hollywood. Will Rogers Jr., whose father is the most famous son of Oklahoma, told him to avoid formal training and keep his own persona. Robertson took his advice and avoided acting classes.
Robertson was typecast in Western movies and TV shows when the genre was still America's favorite. He headlined two TV series, Tales of Wells Fargo (), in which he played the roving trouble-shooter Jim Hardie, and Iron Horse (), in whi
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Dale L. Robertson
“Wherever he walks, the map of Oklahoma goes with him.”
Art Rush,
Biography
Native Oklahoman Dale Robertson and his family moved to Oklahoma City in where Dale graduated from Classen High School. He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals of the U.S. and the Cross of Lorraine from France during World War II and began his acting career in He starred or was featured in more than 60 major motion pictures in America, Japan, Italy, England, and Yugoslavia, played in over television shows such as “Wells Fargo”, “Iron Horse,” and “Death Valley Days,” and thrilled audiences at state fairs, rodeos, night clubs, and charitable events around the nation. Discounting the title “retired” beginning in , Robertson managed his Haymaker Farms, a quarterhorse operation, and the Dale Robertson Insurance Company. In , he was inducted into the Hollywood Stuntman’s Hall of Fame and returned to television in in the starring role on “J.J. Starbuck.”
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