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D154089-88R
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- 1968-05-16 (Creation)
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Actor Arthur O'Connell with a patient at Madigan Army Hospital during the visit of a group of motion picture stars in Tacoma for the grand opening of the Tacoma Mall Theater. Both men are grinning. Mr. O'Connell, along with Hollywood stars Troy Donahue, Tippi Hedren, John Russell and Madlyn Rhue, spent the late afternoon on the wards at Madigan. Many of the hospital patients had recently returned from Vietnam, as did Mr. O'Connell, who had entertained armed forces there just a month before. He was one of the last to leave Madigan after the visit concluded. Arthur O'Connell was a very well known character actor, Academy Award nominee for "Picnic" and "Anatomy of a Murder," but perhaps better known to the young patients as Elvis Presley's father in "Follow that Dream" and "Kissin' Cousins." (TNT 5-17-68, p. 1) ALBUM 5. TPL-10364
O'Connell, Arthur; Actors--Tacoma--1960-1970; Sick persons; Celebrity touring;