Spacemens Luck

 

Where Tom Corbett, Captain Video, CMDR Corry and Other Spacemen Still Live

Space Travel Hero Role:
Buster Crabbe played both Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers in the feature sci-fi serials of the 1930′s and 1940′s.

Space Travel Bio:
Born Clarence “Buster” Linden Crabbe in Oakland, California on February 17, 1908, Buster Crabbe spent his formative years in Hawaii, where he learned to swim. Prior to winning a gold medal in 1932 for the 400-meter freestyle, Crabbe had graduated from college and attempted to break into films with a few bit parts while working as a stunt double. Crabbe landed a contract with Paramount Studios in 1933.

Buster Crabbe won a gold medal in the 400 Meter Swimming Freestyle at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won a bronze medal in the 1500 Meter Freestyle at the 19228 Amsterdam Olympics.

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A Veteran Comes Home is about a space soldier’s return home from a war on Mars to his anxiously awaiting wife and son, whom he last saw 5 years before as a baby. It’s a touching “comes home from war all confused and conflicted” story that is as much about the early 1950s as it is about today.

The story begins with Mary and her young son Billy at the space port waiting for the arrival of her husband and his father back from the wars on Mars. Michael, a Space Soldier, has been on Mars for the past 5 years fighting a war against the Martians.

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