Married to Natalie Marguerite Draper July 4, 1937 aboard a chartered yacht at sea, between Los Angeles and Catalina Island. They divorced in 1939. He then married Barbara Grace Gormely in 1946. They divorced in 1953. [See also IMDB for Tom Brown]
New York Times, June 6, 1990, Section D page 23:
"Thomas E. (Tom) Brown, who modeled Buster Brown shoes as a child and portrayed a rancher in television's ''Gunsmoke'' after a long film career, died of cancer on Sunday at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif. He was 75 years old.
Mr. Brown played the rancher Ed O'Connor for 10 years. In films, Mr. Brown acted with Wallace Beery, Tyrone Power, Lana Turner and Victor McLaglen.
He began modeling when he was 2 years old and appeared as the Arrow Collar Boy, the Buick Boy and Buster Brown. At the age of 9, when he had already appeared in films and onstage, a newspaper report called him as ''The Hero in Daring Rescue'' for saving a young woman from drowning.
When he was 14, Mr. Brown appeared in ''The Lady Lies'' with Walter Huston, Claudette Colbert and Charles Ruggles. He was singled out as having to ''shoulder a good deal of the plot.''
He acted in numerous feature films, including ''Hell's Highway'' with Richard Dix, ''This Side of Heaven'' with Lionel Barrymore and Fay Bainter, ''Navy Blue and Gold'' with James Stewart, ''Gentle Julia'' with Jane Withers, ''Maytime'' with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, ''Old Chicago'' with Mr. Power and Don Ameche, ''These Glamour Girls'' with Miss Turner and ''Sergeant Madden'' with Mr. Beery.
Mr. Brown is survived by two sons, Tuttle and and Chris, and his daughter, Cathleen Dougherty."
[Brief bio from Wikipedia]: Brown was born in New York City, the son of William Harold (Harry) Brown and Marie Francis Brown. As a child model from the age of two years, Brown posed as Buster Brown, the Arrow Collar Boy and the Buick boy. Brown was educated at the New York Professional Children's School. He was carried on stage in his mother's arms when he was only six months old.
As an actor, he is probably best remembered for playing the title role in The Adventures of Smilin' Jack and as Gilbert Blythe in the 1934 version of Anne of Green Gables. Later he appeared on the television shows Gunsmoke, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives. He also had a recurring role as Lt. Rovacs in Mr. Lucky.
He enlisted in the United States Army in World War II where in three years he rose from private to lieutenant serving in France as a paratrooper where he was awarded a French Croix de Guerre and a Bronze Star Medal. He was promoted to captain with the 40th Infantry Division He served during the Korean War with the 40th Infantry Division where he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Brown died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, aged 77.
For his contributions to the film industry, Brown was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, with a motion pictures star located at 1648 Vine Street.
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Per: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Thomas Edward Brown
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915
Birth Place: New York City, New York
Death Date: 3 Jun 1990
Father: William H Brown
Mother: Marie F Dunn
SSN: 568149595
Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as THOMAS EDWARD BROWN; 04 Jun 1993: Name listed as THOMAS E BROWN
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Per: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Thomas E Brown
Social Security #: 568149595
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 3 Jun 1990
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Dunn
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Per: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Thomas E Brown
Race: White
Marital status: Divorced, with dependents (Divorced)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1915
Nativity State or Country: New York
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Enlistment Date: 13 Oct 1942
Enlistment Place: Los Angeles, California
Service Number: 39539127
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 70
Weight: 169
New York Times, June 6, 1990, Section D page 23:
"Thomas E. (Tom) Brown, who modeled Buster Brown shoes as a child and portrayed a rancher in television's ''Gunsmoke'' after a long film career, died of cancer on Sunday at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif. He was 75 years old.
Mr. Brown played the rancher Ed O'Connor for 10 years. In films, Mr. Brown acted with Wallace Beery, Tyrone Power, Lana Turner and Victor McLaglen.
He began modeling when he was 2 years old and appeared as the Arrow Collar Boy, the Buick Boy and Buster Brown. At the age of 9, when he had already appeared in films and onstage, a newspaper report called him as ''The Hero in Daring Rescue'' for saving a young woman from drowning.
When he was 14, Mr. Brown appeared in ''The Lady Lies'' with Walter Huston, Claudette Colbert and Charles Ruggles. He was singled out as having to ''shoulder a good deal of the plot.''
He acted in numerous feature films, including ''Hell's Highway'' with Richard Dix, ''This Side of Heaven'' with Lionel Barrymore and Fay Bainter, ''Navy Blue and Gold'' with James Stewart, ''Gentle Julia'' with Jane Withers, ''Maytime'' with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, ''Old Chicago'' with Mr. Power and Don Ameche, ''These Glamour Girls'' with Miss Turner and ''Sergeant Madden'' with Mr. Beery.
Mr. Brown is survived by two sons, Tuttle and and Chris, and his daughter, Cathleen Dougherty."
[Brief bio from Wikipedia]: Brown was born in New York City, the son of William Harold (Harry) Brown and Marie Francis Brown. As a child model from the age of two years, Brown posed as Buster Brown, the Arrow Collar Boy and the Buick boy. Brown was educated at the New York Professional Children's School. He was carried on stage in his mother's arms when he was only six months old.
As an actor, he is probably best remembered for playing the title role in The Adventures of Smilin' Jack and as Gilbert Blythe in the 1934 version of Anne of Green Gables. Later he appeared on the television shows Gunsmoke, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives. He also had a recurring role as Lt. Rovacs in Mr. Lucky.
He enlisted in the United States Army in World War II where in three years he rose from private to lieutenant serving in France as a paratrooper where he was awarded a French Croix de Guerre and a Bronze Star Medal. He was promoted to captain with the 40th Infantry Division He served during the Korean War with the 40th Infantry Division where he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Brown died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, aged 77.
For his contributions to the film industry, Brown was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, with a motion pictures star located at 1648 Vine Street.
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Per: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Thomas Edward Brown
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915
Birth Place: New York City, New York
Death Date: 3 Jun 1990
Father: William H Brown
Mother: Marie F Dunn
SSN: 568149595
Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as THOMAS EDWARD BROWN; 04 Jun 1993: Name listed as THOMAS E BROWN
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Per: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Thomas E Brown
Social Security #: 568149595
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 3 Jun 1990
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Dunn
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Per: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Thomas E Brown
Race: White
Marital status: Divorced, with dependents (Divorced)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1915
Nativity State or Country: New York
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Enlistment Date: 13 Oct 1942
Enlistment Place: Los Angeles, California
Service Number: 39539127
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 70
Weight: 169
Married to Natalie Marguerite Draper July 4, 1937 aboard a chartered yacht at sea, between Los Angeles and Catalina Island. They divorced in 1939. He then married Barbara Grace Gormely in 1946. They divorced in 1953. [See also IMDB for Tom Brown]
New York Times, June 6, 1990, Section D page 23:
"Thomas E. (Tom) Brown, who modeled Buster Brown shoes as a child and portrayed a rancher in television's ''Gunsmoke'' after a long film career, died of cancer on Sunday at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif. He was 75 years old.
Mr. Brown played the rancher Ed O'Connor for 10 years. In films, Mr. Brown acted with Wallace Beery, Tyrone Power, Lana Turner and Victor McLaglen.
He began modeling when he was 2 years old and appeared as the Arrow Collar Boy, the Buick Boy and Buster Brown. At the age of 9, when he had already appeared in films and onstage, a newspaper report called him as ''The Hero in Daring Rescue'' for saving a young woman from drowning.
When he was 14, Mr. Brown appeared in ''The Lady Lies'' with Walter Huston, Claudette Colbert and Charles Ruggles. He was singled out as having to ''shoulder a good deal of the plot.''
He acted in numerous feature films, including ''Hell's Highway'' with Richard Dix, ''This Side of Heaven'' with Lionel Barrymore and Fay Bainter, ''Navy Blue and Gold'' with James Stewart, ''Gentle Julia'' with Jane Withers, ''Maytime'' with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, ''Old Chicago'' with Mr. Power and Don Ameche, ''These Glamour Girls'' with Miss Turner and ''Sergeant Madden'' with Mr. Beery.
Mr. Brown is survived by two sons, Tuttle and and Chris, and his daughter, Cathleen Dougherty."
[Brief bio from Wikipedia]: Brown was born in New York City, the son of William Harold (Harry) Brown and Marie Francis Brown. As a child model from the age of two years, Brown posed as Buster Brown, the Arrow Collar Boy and the Buick boy. Brown was educated at the New York Professional Children's School. He was carried on stage in his mother's arms when he was only six months old.
As an actor, he is probably best remembered for playing the title role in The Adventures of Smilin' Jack and as Gilbert Blythe in the 1934 version of Anne of Green Gables. Later he appeared on the television shows Gunsmoke, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives. He also had a recurring role as Lt. Rovacs in Mr. Lucky.
He enlisted in the United States Army in World War II where in three years he rose from private to lieutenant serving in France as a paratrooper where he was awarded a French Croix de Guerre and a Bronze Star Medal. He was promoted to captain with the 40th Infantry Division He served during the Korean War with the 40th Infantry Division where he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Brown died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, aged 77.
For his contributions to the film industry, Brown was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, with a motion pictures star located at 1648 Vine Street.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Thomas Edward Brown
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915
Birth Place: New York City, New York
Death Date: 3 Jun 1990
Father: William H Brown
Mother: Marie F Dunn
SSN: 568149595
Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as THOMAS EDWARD BROWN; 04 Jun 1993: Name listed as THOMAS E BROWN
-------------------------------
Per: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Thomas E Brown
Social Security #: 568149595
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 3 Jun 1990
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Dunn
---------------------------------------
Per: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Thomas E Brown
Race: White
Marital status: Divorced, with dependents (Divorced)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1915
Nativity State or Country: New York
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Enlistment Date: 13 Oct 1942
Enlistment Place: Los Angeles, California
Service Number: 39539127
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 70
Weight: 169
New York Times, June 6, 1990, Section D page 23:
"Thomas E. (Tom) Brown, who modeled Buster Brown shoes as a child and portrayed a rancher in television's ''Gunsmoke'' after a long film career, died of cancer on Sunday at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif. He was 75 years old.
Mr. Brown played the rancher Ed O'Connor for 10 years. In films, Mr. Brown acted with Wallace Beery, Tyrone Power, Lana Turner and Victor McLaglen.
He began modeling when he was 2 years old and appeared as the Arrow Collar Boy, the Buick Boy and Buster Brown. At the age of 9, when he had already appeared in films and onstage, a newspaper report called him as ''The Hero in Daring Rescue'' for saving a young woman from drowning.
When he was 14, Mr. Brown appeared in ''The Lady Lies'' with Walter Huston, Claudette Colbert and Charles Ruggles. He was singled out as having to ''shoulder a good deal of the plot.''
He acted in numerous feature films, including ''Hell's Highway'' with Richard Dix, ''This Side of Heaven'' with Lionel Barrymore and Fay Bainter, ''Navy Blue and Gold'' with James Stewart, ''Gentle Julia'' with Jane Withers, ''Maytime'' with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, ''Old Chicago'' with Mr. Power and Don Ameche, ''These Glamour Girls'' with Miss Turner and ''Sergeant Madden'' with Mr. Beery.
Mr. Brown is survived by two sons, Tuttle and and Chris, and his daughter, Cathleen Dougherty."
[Brief bio from Wikipedia]: Brown was born in New York City, the son of William Harold (Harry) Brown and Marie Francis Brown. As a child model from the age of two years, Brown posed as Buster Brown, the Arrow Collar Boy and the Buick boy. Brown was educated at the New York Professional Children's School. He was carried on stage in his mother's arms when he was only six months old.
As an actor, he is probably best remembered for playing the title role in The Adventures of Smilin' Jack and as Gilbert Blythe in the 1934 version of Anne of Green Gables. Later he appeared on the television shows Gunsmoke, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives. He also had a recurring role as Lt. Rovacs in Mr. Lucky.
He enlisted in the United States Army in World War II where in three years he rose from private to lieutenant serving in France as a paratrooper where he was awarded a French Croix de Guerre and a Bronze Star Medal. He was promoted to captain with the 40th Infantry Division He served during the Korean War with the 40th Infantry Division where he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Brown died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, aged 77.
For his contributions to the film industry, Brown was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, with a motion pictures star located at 1648 Vine Street.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Thomas Edward Brown
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915
Birth Place: New York City, New York
Death Date: 3 Jun 1990
Father: William H Brown
Mother: Marie F Dunn
SSN: 568149595
Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as THOMAS EDWARD BROWN; 04 Jun 1993: Name listed as THOMAS E BROWN
-------------------------------
Per: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Thomas E Brown
Social Security #: 568149595
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 3 Jun 1990
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Dunn
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Per: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Thomas E Brown
Race: White
Marital status: Divorced, with dependents (Divorced)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1915
Nativity State or Country: New York
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Enlistment Date: 13 Oct 1942
Enlistment Place: Los Angeles, California
Service Number: 39539127
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 70
Weight: 169
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