Bob Steele

Born: January 23, 1907, Portland, Oregon
Died: December 21, 1988 (aged 81), Burbank, California

Bob Steele was an American actor. He was born Robert Adrian Bradbury in Portland, Oregon, into a vaudeville family. After years of touring, the family settled down in Hollywood in the late 1910s, where his father, Robert N. Bradbury, soon found work in the movies, first as an actor, later as a director, and by 1920, he hired Bob and his twin brother Bill as juvenile leads for a series of adventure movies entitled "The Adventures of Bob and Bill".

1. What was Bob Steele’s height?

• 5’ 5”
• 5’ 10”
• 6’ 2”

2. During high school he attended Glendale (CA) High School. What film star was a high school buddy?

• Rex Allen
• John Wayne
• Buck Jones

3. In The Mojave Kid (1927) he used the name Bob Steele. Who directed the movie?

• Robert N. Bradbury
• Oliver Drake
• Kim Carnes

4. Steele plays Curley in Of Mice and Men (1939). The movie is based on a novel. Who wrote the novel?

• Zane Grey
• John Steinbeck
• Eugene Solow

5. He played in 20 “Three Mesquiteers” trio series for Republic Pictures. What was his character’s name?

• Tom Logan
• Curley Duffy
• Tucson Smith

6. In 1946, he played Lash Canino in The Big Sleep. Who was the star of the movie?

• John Wayne
• Tex Ritter
• Humphrey Bogart

7. He played Jenkins, member of a hanging party. What was this 1968 film?

8. Appeared in six movies with John Wayne between 1953 and 1970.

• True or False?

9. He appears as a regular in this TV Western. What was the Western?

• “Gunsmoke”
• “Bonanza”
• “F Troop”

10. Bob Steele died on December 21, 1988 from emphysema after a long sickness.

• True or False?

11. Where is Bob Steele buried?

• Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, California
• Snead Family Cemetery, Hot Springs, Virginia
• Hollywood Forever, Hollywood, California

1. 5’ 5”
2. John Wayne
3. Robert N. Bradbury
4. John Steinbeck
5. Tucson Smith
6. Humphrey Bogart
7. Hang 'em High
8. True
9. “F Troop”
10. True
11. Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, California
    Plot: Courts of Remembrance, Columbarium of Providence, Niche 64689

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