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Year should not be greater than current year. Grave reference. We were unable to submit your feedback at this time. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. Thereafter, McGrath was a guest star on two network westerns, as stagecoach driver Neddie Henshaw on the 1966 episode "Linda" of NBC's The Virginian and as Buster in the 1967 episode "Plunder at Hawk's Grove", of ABC's The Big Valley. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. |  Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Famous Birthdays. Baxter was taken by their resemblance to each other and had him used as a stand-in. Memorialize Frank's life with photos and stories about him and the McGrath family history. Famous Birthdays. Try again later. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). GREAT NEWS! If closer in age they could have passed for twin brothers. Libby McGrath is interred by neither husband but at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.[7]. His widow, the former Libby Quay Buschlen (1902-1978), a native of Ontario, Canada, was the daughter of George and Caroline Andrews Buschlen.Libby McGrath outlived her second husband by eleven years. Date of death. When asked what they would talk about, McGrath said anything but pictures. He is known for his work on The Reluctant Astronaut (1967), Wagon Train (1957) and Tammy and the Millionaire (1967). Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Find out more about Auckland Museum’s transformation. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. He said they had met in 1928. The two men formed a friendship outside of the studios and McGrath worked in several capacities for him. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Frank McGrath I found on Findagrave.com. A system error has occurred. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. They did much together to maintain Baxter's fitness to include swimming, tennis, boxing, and occasional body guard. Please try again later. Obituary. [6] She had a son, Quay Casey Dillon (1924-2006), from her marriage to George Vernon Cassey (1896-1949), a native of Kansas who served in World War I and is interred at the Los Angeles National Cemetery. Age at death. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Sorry! During his career, he also worked at Coxsackie Correctional Facility, Sing Sing Prison, and Bedford Hills Correctional. Place of death. You can still file a request but no one will be notified. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. McGrath's Wooster character hence provided the meals and companionship for both fictional trail masters, Ward Bond as Seth Adams and John McIntire as Christopher "Chris" Hale. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Publicity Listings The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional, No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. ... DEATH DATE May 13, 1967 (age 64) Popularity . ... DEATH DATE May 13, 1967 (age 64) Popularity . [4], His last role was as Mr. Remington in the Don Knotts comedy-western, The Shakiest Gun in the West, released in 1968, the year after McGrath's passing. Cemetery. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. He was married to Libby Quay Buschlen. GREAT NEWS! Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Failed to remove flower. He died on May 13, 1967 in Hollywood, California, USA. Explore over 1 million records. Your password must be at least 8 characters, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Verify and try again. They hunted several times a year in addition to fishing trips. In the fall of 1968, CBS resurrected McGrath's Charlie Wooster character for the western series, Lancer, starring Andrew Duggan as a ranch owner. Read our special features, behind the scenes blogs and more. Other Works 12. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank_McGrath_(actor)&oldid=981846181, Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Libby Quay Buschlen McGrath (?-1967, his death), This page was last edited on 4 October 2020, at 19:10. Cause of death. Other Wagon Train co-stars who have since died are Terry Wilson, John McIntire, Robert Horton, and Denny Scott Miller. Try again. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 20 photos to this memorial. Libby McGrath outlived her second husband by eleven years. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Pete, Do you know something we don't? He so greatly resembled Baxter that they could have passed for brothers according to Los Angeles Times reporter John Scott writing in 1935. By 1935, that professional relationship was written into Baxter's contracts. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. [2] He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. [2] He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. × Frank McGrath was born on February 2, 1903 in Mound City, Missouri, USA as Benjamin Franklin McGrath. Failed to report flower. Leave a tribute or memory of Frank Mcgrath Leave a note Contribute › Related objects. Frank McGrath was born on February 2, 1903 in Mound City, Missouri, USA as Benjamin Franklin McGrath. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [email protected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Learn about Frank McGrath: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. His former Wagon Train costar Terry Wilson also appears with McGrath in The War Wagon and The Shakiest Gun in the West. Age at death. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Enter a valid email address and a feedback message. You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site. Knoxville Journal (AP), November 21, 1938, pg. AKA Benjamin Franklin McGrath. We have a volunteer within ten miles of your requested photo location. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. 18352, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave . Cemetery. We do not have any photo volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Thereafter, McGrath was a guest star on two network westerns, as stagecoach driver Neddie Henshaw on the 1966 episode "Linda" of NBC's The Virginian and as Buster in the 1967 episode "Plunder at Hawk's Grove", of ABC's The Big Valley. We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. We’ve updated the security on the site. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Frank McGrath (2 Feb 1903–13 May 1967), Find a Grave Memorial no. There is a problem with your email/password. Shortly before his death, McGrath played a bartender in the picture The War Wagon, the character Ned Martin in Gunfight in Abilene, and Ballard Weeks in Glenn Ford's,The Last Challenge. [2], McGrath died at the age of sixty-four of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California. Grave reference. Frank McGrath, Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, Mr E.R. ... Leave a note. To suggest a change to a cemetery page, visit the Cemetery Corrections forum. Leave a tribute or memory of Other Wagon Train co-stars who have since died are Terry Wilson, John McIntire, Robert Horton, and Denny Scott Miller. GREAT NEWS! Stand-ins at that time usually were paid $35 per week. Cause of death. [2], McGrath died at the age of sixty-four of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California. Obituary. Also an additional volunteer within fifty miles. Frank McGrath. Westerners, 300 - 1000 + western credits. (1941). Terry W. Wilson (September 3, 1923 – March 30, 1999) was an American actor most noted for his role as "Bill Hawks", the assistant trail master, in all 267 episodes of the NBC and ABC western television series, Wagon Train, which aired from 1957 to 1965. or don't show this again—I am good at figuring things out. When asked what they would talk about, McGrath said anything but pictures. While Frank is famed for his huge arms today, he says that he was actually the small boy in the class growing up. Leave a tribute or memory of Frank McGrath Leave a note Contribute › Sources. Most Popular #126015. Cemetery name. McGrath worked closely with John Wayne and was in many screen shots in both of these films, which were directed by John Ford. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Frank McGrath's bio. Baxter was taken by their resemblance to each other and had him used as a stand-in. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Still living are former Wagon Train co-stars Robert Fuller and Michael Burns. For help using the website visit our help page or contact [email protected]. In 1938, McGrath was being paid $150 per week ($2,762.32 in 2019) part by Baxter and part by his studio to be a stand-in, stunt double, and personal trainer. Ward Bond died early in November 1960. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? McGrath died aged 70. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button. Oops, something didn't work. A personal friendship grew from that. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. In late 1938, McGrath gave an extensive interview carried by the Associated Press. The Wooster-style role was taken by Paul Brinegar, formerly the Wishbone character on Rawhide, who then played a cantankerous cook named Jelly Hoskins.