Did Mr Green Jeans serve in the military?

While in college at Redlands University, he became interested in jazz, and after graduation, played bass in various bands on the West Coast and occasionally at a local radio station. During World War II, he enlisted in the US Marine Corps, and joined a Marine band led by Bob Crosby, brother of famed singer Bing Crosby.

Was Lee Marvin in the military?

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Lee Marvin won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Cat Ballou in 1965. The World War II veteran left high school to enlist in the Marine Corps, serving in the Pacific. He earned a Purple Heart after being wounded on Saipan.

How long did Captain Kangaroo run?

Keeshan’s “Captain Kangaroo” premiered on CBS in 1955 and ran for 30 years before moving to public television for six more. It was wildly popular among children and won six Emmy Awards, three Gabriels and three Peabody Awards.

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