Bruce Yarnell
Bruce Yarnell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bruce Patane Altomari Yarnell[1] December 28, 1935 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 30, 1973 (aged 37) |
| Occupation | Film, television, theatre actor and singer |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Chadwick
(m. 1957; div. 1971)Joan Patenaude (m. 1972) |
| Children | 3[1] |
| Relatives | Lorene Yarnell (sister)[2] |
Bruce Patane Altomari Yarnell (December 28, 1935 – November 30, 1973) was an American film, television, theatre actor and singer.[3] He was known for playing the role of Deputy Marshal Chalk Breeson in the final season of the American western television series Outlaws.[1]
Life and career[]
Yarnell was born in Pasadena, California, the son of Marie and Harold, a police officer.[1] He studied opera and later sang at the Earl Carroll Theatre in Los Angeles, California.[1] He also sang in Reno, Nevada, where he was later joined by the Mormon Choir, singing in numerous musical productions.[1] Yarnell made his theatre debut in 1960, as Sir Lionel in the Broadway musical Camelot.[4]
Yarnell soon began his film and television career, when he joined the cast of the western television series Outlaws for its final season playing the role of Deputy Marshal Chalk Breeson.[1] He starred in the Broadway musical The Happiest Girl in the World, as General Kinesias, winning a Theatre World Award in 1961.[4] He continued to appear in films and television programs, including Irma la Douce, Bonanza and Hogan's Heroes.[1][5] Yarnell also starred as Billy Bigelow in the 1966 New York City Center Light Opera Company production of Carousel,[6] and as Frank E. Butler in the same year's Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun.[4] In 1969, he appeared in a Little Theatre production of Oklahoma! in the leading role of Curly at the David H. Koch Theatre in New York City.[1][7][8]
Yarnell starred in the 1968 action film The Road Hustlers, as Matt Reedy. He later played leads at the San Francisco Opera House.[1] His last credit was from a tour of Bye Bye Birdie at the Santa Monica Auditorium, in November 1973.[1]
Personal life[]
Yarnell first married Frances Chadwick, a model, on May 25, 1957.[1] They divorced in March 1971 after having three children, Heather, Therese and Waverly.[1] Yarnell then married Joan Patenaude, a soprano, on July 15, 1972.[1]
Death[]
In November 1973, Yarnell was piloting a plane from San Francisco to Hollywood Burbank Airport and crashed into a mountain slope near Gorman, California, north of Los Angeles.[1][8] He died with his two passengers, Jerri and David Wirsching, a police officer.[1] His last message was that he had electrical power problems and became disoriented.[1] Yarnell was buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.[1]
Legacy[]
Yarnell's second wife, Joan, created an award called the "Bruce Yarnell Memorial Award", awarded at Opera Philadelphia.[9]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Aaker, Everett (May 25, 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. pp. 450–451. ISBN 9781476662503 – via Google Books.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (August 6, 2010). "Lorene Yarnell dies at 66; half of the Shields and Yarnell comedy mime team". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Singer, Two Others Die in Plane Crash". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 2, 1973. p. 26. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Bruce Yarnell". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Royce, Brenda (December 10, 2013). Hogan's Heroes: Behind the Scenes at Stalag 13. St. Martin Publishing Group. p. 182. ISBN 9781466859579 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hischak, Thomas (2007). The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-313-34140-3 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hollow, Tey (August 18, 1968). "Yarnell Casts Holloway In Straight-Man Role". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. p. 39. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Yarnell, a Singer, is Killed in Crash". The New York Times. December 3, 1973. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Ericson, Raymond (December 16, 1979). "Music Notes: The Pro Arte Story". The New York Times. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
External links[]
- 1935 births
- 1973 deaths
- People from Pasadena, California
- Male actors from California
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male stage actors
- American male singers
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American male singers
- 20th-century American singers
- Western (genre) television actors
- Burials at San Fernando Mission Cemetery