Steve Cochran

Steve Cochran, American film, television and stage actor (died 1965)

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Born: May 25, 1917
Died: June 15, 1965
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1917

About Steve Cochran

Steve Cochran (born Robert Alexander Cochran, May 25, 1917 – June 15, 1965) was an American film, television and stage actor. He attended the University of Wyoming. After a stint working as a cowboy, Cochran developed his acting skills in local theatre and gradually progressed to Broadway, film and television. == Early life and career == Cochran was born in Eureka, California. After stints as a cowpuncher and railroad station hand, he studied at the University of Wyoming, where he also played basketball. Impulsively, he quit college in 1937 and went straight to Hollywood to become a star. === Theatre === Cochran was rejected for military service in World War II because of a heart murmur, but he directed and performed in plays at various Army camps. He was appearing with Constance Bennett in a touring production of Without Love in December 1943 when he was signed by Sam Goldwyn. On Broadway, Cochran appeared in Hickory Stick (1944). == Hollywood == === Sam Goldwyn === Samuel Goldwyn brought Cochran to Hollywood in 1945.

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Career and life highlights

Cochran supported Joan Crawford in The Damned Don't Cry (1950), after which he was given his first lead role, in Highway 301 (1950), playing a gangster.
Goldwyn then put him in Wonder Man (1945), a Danny Kaye movie co-starring Virginia Mayo and Vera-Ellen in which Cochran played a gangster.

Steve Cochran timeline

1945Goldwyn then put him in Wonder Man (1945), a Danny Kaye movie co-starring Virginia Mayo and Vera-Ellen in which Cochran played a gangster.
1950Cochran supported Joan Crawford in The Damned Don't Cry (1950), after which he was given his first lead role, in Highway 301 (1950), playing a gangster.

The world when Steve Cochran was born

Steve Cochran was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
Top headlineUS enters World War I
Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Steve Cochran's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1917	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Population	100.8M	341 million

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