Bruce Cabot Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2012, he was inducted into the New Mexico Entertainment Hall of Fame
• Attended the University of the South in Tennessee
• Died of lung cancer at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills and was later buried in his hometown
• Has spent time doing odd jobs such as working as an insurance salesman and a sailor
• Was introduced to David O․ Selznick by Dolores Del Rio
• During World War II, he worked with Army intelligence
• Appeared in 11 films alongside John "The Duke" Wayne
• Auditioned for the lead of The Ring Kid in John Ford's "Stagecoach," but lost the part to John Wayne