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D154089-94R
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- 1968-05-16 (Creation)
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Arthur O'Connell and Roy Headley, of Grants Pass, Oregon, at Madigan Army Hospital during the visit of Hollywood stars in town for the grand opening of the Tacoma Mall Theater. Coincidentally, the two had met a month earlier at Long Bien Hospital, Vietnam. Mr. O'Connell had been making a good-will tour of Vietnam. Mr. O'Connell was an Academy Award nominee for "Picnic" and later, "Anatomy of a Murder." He was also in the well-known films "Bus Stop," "Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," and "Poseidon Adventure." Young patients at Madigan may have remembered him more, though, for his roles as Elvis Presley's father in two films. (TNT 5-17-68, p. 1) ALBUM 5. TPL-10365
O'Connell, Arthur; Actors--Tacoma--1960-1970; Headley, Roy; Sick persons; Celebrity touring;