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Buster Crabbe

Born: Feb. 7, 1908
Swimmer

2-time Olympic freestyle medalist with bronze in 1928 (1500m) and gold in '32 (400m); became movie star and King of Serials as Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers.

Died: Apr. 23, 1983

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