Baseball gave burly Fred Graham his start in motion pictures. In 1928 he was working for the MGM sound department and also playing semi-pro baseball on the side. The studio was making a murder mystery called
Death on the Diamond, starring Robert Young and Nat Pendleton. Graham was hired to tutor Young and Pendleton in the fine points of the game...See full bio »
[about director Spencer Gordon Bennet] Spence Bennet was the kindest person I ever worked with. He was always concerned about us and would go to any lengths to make sure we would not get injured.
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Trivia:
Renowned action director William Witney once called Graham--a stuntman legendary for his fisticuffs--"the best screen brawler I've ever used".
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