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Actor Born: March 27, 1931 in Naponee, NE Death: February 13, 1980 in Malibu, CA Biography:Like "Clark Gable", "David Janssen" lost quite a few film roles in the early stages of his career because his ears were "too big" and -- also like Gable-- he did pretty well for himself in the long run. The son of a former beauty queen-cum-stage mother, Janssen was virtually strong-armed into show business, appearing as a child actor on-stage and as a juvenile performer in such films as "Swamp Fire" (1946). Signed to a Universal contract in 1950, he showed up fleetingly in films both big-budget ("To Hell and Back") and small ("Francis Goes to West Point"). Full stardom eluded Janssen until 1957, when he was personally selected by actor/producer "Dick Powell" to star in the TV version of "Powell"'s radio series "Richard Diamond, Private Detective". Though he didn't exactly become a millionaire (for several years he earned a beggarly 750 dollars per week), Janssen's saleability soared as a result of his... Full Biography
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