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Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

Acting
19 May 1906
24 Feb 2007
Tacoma, Washington, USA

Biography

Bruce Bennett (born Harold Herman Brix) was an American actor and Olympic silver medalist shot putter. His first career was as an athlete. At the University of Washington, where he majored in economics, he played football (tackle) in the 1926 Rose Bowl and was a track-and-field star. Two years later, he won the Silver medal for the shot put in the 1928 Olympic Games. Brix moved to Los Angeles in 1929 after being invited to compete for the Los Angeles Athletic Club and befriended actor Douglas...

Also Known As

Harold Herman Brix, Herman Brix

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