Steve Cochran

Born Robert Alexander Cochran, son of a California lumberman, he worked mostly in the theatre before landing a contract with 'Samuel Goldwyn' (qv) in 1945. His debut was _Wonder Man (1945)_ (qv) with 'Virginia Mayo' (qv) and 'Danny Kaye' (qv). From 1949 to 1952, he was signed to Warner Brothers, then started up his own production company. In 1965 he sailed off in his yacht to Guatemala to look for suitable filming locations, but died of a lung infection before reaching land.::[email protected]